oåterkallellig
oåterkallellig is a Swedish adjective used to describe something that cannot be recalled, withdrawn, or revoked; in effect, it means irrevocable. The term is formed with the negating prefix o- attached to återkallellig, a root related to återkalla, which means to call back or revoke. The combination signals that recall or revocation is not possible.
The word appears mostly in older or highly formal language, such as legal, philosophical, or historical writing.
- Ett oåterkalleligt beslut describes a decision that cannot be reversed.
- It is typically used attributively (before the noun) and agrees with the noun in number and definiteness,
- As with many negated prefixes in Swedish, the word is most common in formal prose; in ordinary
- återkallelse (the act of recalling or revoking)
- återkallelbar/återkalleliga (revocable)
- irreversibel (borrowed/loanword for irreversible)
See also discussions of immutability and irrevocability in Swedish-language legal and philosophical vocabularies.