åtskillig
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See also: atskillig
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- åtſkillig (obsolete typography)
Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]åtskillig (not comparable)
- 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
- much, plenty (of something uncountable, when considered noteworthy in amount)
- Hon berättade åtskilligt
- She told (me) plenty
Declension
[edit]Inflection of åtskillig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | åtskillig | — | — |
Neuter singular | åtskilligt | — | — |
Plural | åtskilliga | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | åtskillige | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | åtskillige | — | — |
All | åtskilliga | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |