handgriplig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]hand (“hand”) + gripa (“grip”) + -lig (“-ly”)
Adjective
[edit]handgriplig (not comparable)
- done with the hands, physical (often in a rough manner)
- (figuratively) palpable
Declension
[edit]Inflection of handgriplig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | handgriplig | — | — |
Neuter singular | handgripligt | — | — |
Plural | handgripliga | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | handgriplige | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | handgriplige | — | — |
All | handgripliga | — | — |
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 |