segelbar

Swedish

Etymology

segla ‎ -bar, used in Swedish since 1747.

Adjective

segelbar (not comparable)

(of waters) navigable (that can be reached by ship; deep, wide and open enough)
Förslag att göra Nissaströmmen segelbar hava ofta blivit gjorda.
Proposals to make Nissan river (in Halland) navigable have often been made.

Genom en sådan pack-is är det vanligtvis omöjligt att segla fram, den bildar ett ogenomträngligt hinder; men den, vi träffade vid Beeren Eiland, var ej sådan, utan en lös eller såsom man brukar säga segelbar drif-is.
Through such pack ice it is usually impossible to navigate, it forms an impenetrable obstacle; but the one we met at Beeren Island was not of that kind, but a loose or as it is called navigable drift ice.
(obsolete) (of ships) navigable, seaworthy, steerable (that are in a useful condition)
(obsolete) (of weather) useful for sailing
(of ice) useful for ice yachting (strong and smooth enough)

Declension

Inflection of **segelbar**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	segelbar	—	—
neuter singular	segelbart	—	—
plural	segelbara	—	—
masculine plural²	segelbare	—	—

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	segelbare	—	—
all	segelbara	—	—

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.

Related terms

segelbarhet

References

Anagrams

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