schangtil

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Folksy variant of gentil.

Adjective

schangtil (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) generous and classy
    Det var schangtilt av dig att byta rum med familjen bredvid på hotellet så att de fick ett större rum
    It was generous of you to switch rooms with the family next door at the hotel so that they could have a bigger room
    – Jag lånade ut cykeln till Nisse medan hans var på reparation. – Mycket schangtilt gjort av dig!
    – I lent my bike to Nisse while his was at the shop. – Very classy of you!
  2. (colloquial) elegant, fancy, posh
    Synonym: (humorous) sjangdobel
    en schangtil gentleman
    an elegant gentleman
  3. (colloquial) most excellent (more vaguely); most delightful, etc.
    Synonym: (humorous) sjangdobel

Usage notes

Often a bit tongue in cheek pretend fancy.

Declension

Inflection of schangtil
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular schangtil — —
neuter singular schangtilt — —
plural schangtila — —
masculine plural2 schangtile — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 schangtile — —
all schangtila — —

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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