åtskillig

See also: atskillig

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

åtskilja +‎ -lig

Adjective

åtskillig (not comparable)

  1. 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
  2. much, plenty (of something uncountable, when considered noteworthy in amount)
    Hon berättade åtskilligt
    She told (me) plenty

Declension

Inflection of åtskillig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular åtskillig — —
neuter singular åtskilligt — —
plural åtskilliga — —
masculine plural2 åtskillige — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 åtskillige — —
all åtskilliga — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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