otalig

See also: otålig

Swedish

Etymology

otal +‎ -ig, from Old Swedish otalliker, from Old Norse útalligr. Compare with Danish utallig, Norwegian utallig, and German unzählig.

Adjective

otalig (not comparable)

  1. countless, innumerable
    De har knackat på otaliga gånger
    They have knocked on our door countless times

Usage notes

Often used as many in an ironic hyperbolic sense similar to English umpteen, for example of something tiring.

Declension

Inflection of otalig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular otalig — —
neuter singular otaligt — —
plural otaliga — —
masculine plural2 otalige — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 otalige — —
all otaliga — —

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.

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