lönsam

See also: lønsam

Swedish

Etymology

löna +‎ -sam. Attested since 1930. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål lønnsom, Norwegian Nynorsk lønsam.

Adjective

lönsam (comparative lönsammare, superlative lönsammast)

  1. profitable
    Synonyms: lukrativ, lönande
    Antonym: olönsam

Declension
Inflection of lönsam
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular lönsam lönsammare lönsammast
Neuter singular lönsamt lönsammare lönsammast
Plural lönsamma lönsammare lönsammast
Masculine plural3 lönsamme lönsammare lönsammast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 lönsamme lönsammare lönsammaste
All lönsamma lönsammare lönsammaste
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

Derived terms
  • lönsamhet

References
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