somlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sumliker, somliker, probably from Middle Low German somelīk, somlīk, sumlīk, from Old Saxon sum + *-līk. Cognate with Old High German sumalīh and Dutch sommige.

Determiner

somlig

  1. some
    somliga [människor] går i trasiga skor
    some [people] walk in worn-out shoes
    somligt regn faller på slätterna
    some rain falls in the plains

Usage notes

  • This determiner is mostly used in the plural.
  • Somligt is rare and likely not recognized by many native speakers, but somliga is common.

Declension

Inflection of somlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular somlig — —
neuter singular somligt — —
plural somliga — —
masculine plural2 somlige — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 somlige — —
all somliga — —

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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