obskyr

Swedish

Alternative forms

• obskur (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from French obscur, from Latin obscurus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔbˈskyːr/
• Rhymes: -yːr

Adjective

obskyr (comparative obskyrare, superlative obskyrast)

1. dubious, questionable, shady
2. obscure, inconspicuous

Declension

Inflection of obskyr

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	obskyr	obskyrare	obskyrast
neuter singular	obskyrt	obskyrare	obskyrast
plural	obskyra	obskyrare	obskyrast
masculine plural2	obskyre	obskyrare	obskyrast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	obskyre	obskyrare	obskyraste
all	obskyra	obskyrare	obskyraste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Further reading

• obskyr in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• obskur in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)