ovanlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ovanliker, equivalent to o- +‎ vanlig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ovanlig

1. unusual (unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm)
2. uncommon, rare

Declension

Inflection of ovanlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ovanlig	ovanligare	ovanligast
Neuter singular	ovanligt	ovanligare	ovanligast
Plural	ovanliga	ovanligare	ovanligast
Masculine plural3	ovanlige	ovanligare	ovanligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	ovanlige	ovanligare	ovanligaste
All	ovanliga	ovanligare	ovanligaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Synonyms

• sällsynt (def. 2)

Further reading

• ovanlig in Svensk ordbok.