Swedish adjective

besynnerlig

peculiar, odd, strange

Meaning

peculiar; odd; strange

In Swedish: underlig, konstig

Forms

Forms of besynnerlig
Basic form	besynnerlig	with en-words
Neuter	besynnerligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	besynnerliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	besynnerligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	besynnerligast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does besynnerlig mean?

besynnerlig in a sentence

en besynnerlig människa
a bizarre figure
en besynnerlig idé
an extraordinary idea

Questions

What does besynnerlig mean in English?

besynnerlig means “peculiar, odd”.

Similar words

konstigunderligegendomligegenförunderligkufisk

Origin

From Old Swedish besynnerliker, superficially equivalent to be- + synnerlig.

Nearby common words

besynnerlig is number 8,631 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,627blödd bled
8,628manuell manual
8,629bjudna invited
8,630poster a poster; picture of celebrity, activity etc. to be posted
8,632frånskild divorced
8,633gnaga gnaw, nibble
8,634oreda disorder
8,635oslagbar unbeatable

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary