ülimugav

Ülimugav is an Estonian adjective meaning extremely comfortable, or super comfortable. It is a compound formed from mugav, meaning comfortable, with the intensifying prefix üli-, which is used in Estonian to boost meaning and express extremity.

Etymology and formation: The word combines the base adjective mugav with the productive intensifying prefix üli-. This prefix appears in many everyday terms such as ülihea (excellent), ülipehme (ultra-soft), and ülimugav to convey a high degree of comfort or quality.

Usage and grammar: Ülimugav is used to describe physical comfort, most commonly in everyday speech and advertising. It can modify a noun attributively as in ülimugav diivan (an extremely comfortable sofa) or ülimugavate toolide saanud pood (a store with ultra-comfortable, consumer-friendly tools). Predicatively it can appear in sentences like See on ülimugav (This is extremely comfortable). Like other Estonian adjectives, it agrees with the noun in number and case; for example, ülimugavad diivanid (extremely comfortable sofas) in the plural nominative.

Related forms: A related noun is ülimugavus, meaning extreme comfort. Other related adjectives with üli- include ülihea (excellent) and ülipehme (ultra-soft), illustrating the common use of the prefix to intensify descriptors.

See also: mugavus, comfort, prefix üli- in Estonian.

Examples: See diivan on ülimugav. Need toolid on ülimugavad.