otalig
See also: otålig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
otal + -ig, from Old Swedish otalliker, from Old Norse útalligr. Compare with Danish utallig, Norwegian utallig, and German unzählig.
Adjective edit
otalig (not comparable)
- countless, innumerable
- De har knackat på otaliga gånger
- They have knocked on our door countless times
Usage notes edit
Often used as many in an ironic hyperbolic sense similar to English umpteen, for example of something tiring.
Declension edit
| Inflection of otalig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | otalig | — | — |
| Neuter singular | otaligt | — | — |
| Plural | otaliga | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | otalige | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | otalige | — | — |
| All | otaliga | — | — |
| 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 | |||
References edit
- otalig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- otalig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- otalig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)