likgiltig

Swedish

Etymology

lik +‎ giltig. Compare Danish ligegyldig and German gleichgültig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

likgiltig (comparative likgiltigare, superlative likgiltigast)

1. indifferent
2. uninteresting

Declension

Inflection of likgiltig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	likgiltig	likgiltigare	likgiltigast
neuter singular	likgiltigt	likgiltigare	likgiltigast
plural	likgiltiga	likgiltigare	likgiltigast
masculine plural2	likgiltige	likgiltigare	likgiltigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	likgiltige	likgiltigare	likgiltigaste
all	likgiltiga	likgiltigare	likgiltigaste

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.

See also

• oberörd

References

• “likgiltig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “likgiltig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “likgiltig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)