rejäl
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German reejel, from French réel, whence also reell. Doublet of real och realistisk.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
rejäl (comparative rejälare, superlative rejälast)
- considerably large in some measure (size, power, etc.); big, strong, hefty
- en rejäl björn
- a hefty bear
- en rejäl summa
- a hefty sum
- (of a person, when not meant physically) robust, reliable
Declension edit
| Inflection of rejäl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | rejäl | rejälare | rejälast |
| Neuter singular | rejält | rejälare | rejälast |
| Plural | rejäla | rejälare | rejälast |
| Masculine plural3 | rejäle | rejälare | rejälast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | rejäle | rejälare | rejälaste |
| All | rejäla | rejälare | rejälaste |
| 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 | |||
Further reading edit
- rejäl in Svensk ordbok.
- rejäl in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
- real in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)