åtskillig
See also: atskillig
Swedish
editAlternative forms
edit- åtſkillig (obsolete typography)
Etymology
editAdjective
editåtskillig (not comparable)
- several (when considered noteworthy in number)
- Det kommer kosta åtskilliga miljarder
- It will cost several billion SEK
- Landets luftrum har kränkts åtskilliga gånger
- The airspace of the country has been violated several times
- Hon berättade åtskilliga nyheter
- She told (me) several pieces of news
- much, plenty (of something uncountable, when considered noteworthy in amount)
- Hon berättade åtskilligt
- She told (me) plenty
Declension
edit| Inflection of åtskillig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | åtskillig | — | — |
| Neuter singular | åtskilligt | — | — |
| Plural | åtskilliga | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | åtskillige | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | åtskillige | — | — |
| All | åtskilliga | — | — |
| 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 | |||