otålig

Swedish

Etymology

Looks like o- +‎ tålig, but more likely a negation of tålmodig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²uːˌtoːlɪ(ɡ)/

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Adjective

otålig (comparative otåligare, superlative otåligast)

1. impatient (restless and intolerant of delays)

Declension

Inflection of otålig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	otålig	otåligare	otåligast
Neuter singular	otåligt	otåligare	otåligast
Plural	otåliga	otåligare	otåligast
Masculine plural3	otålige	otåligare	otåligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	otålige	otåligare	otåligaste
All	otåliga	otåligare	otåligaste
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

• otålig in Svensk ordbok.