skälig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skiælīker, see skäl (“reason”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɧɛːlɪ(ɡ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːlɪɡ

Noun

skälig (comparative skäligare, superlative skäligast)

  1. fair, reasonable

Usage notes

Often used in an economic sense, as in skäligt pris (”reasonable price”), etc.

Declension

Inflection of skälig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular skälig skäligare skäligast
neuter singular skäligt skäligare skäligast
plural skäliga skäligare skäligast
masculine plural2 skälige skäligare skäligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 skälige skäligare skäligaste
all skäliga skäligare skäligaste

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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