omåttlig
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See also: omättlig
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Swedish omateliker. Equivalent to o- (“un-”) + måttlig
Adjective[edit]
omåttlig (not comparable)
- immoderate, excessive
- Han var omåttlig i sitt leverne
- He lived an immoderate life
- att dricka omåttligt
- to drink excessively
- (intensifier) immensely, extremely ("immoderately," ironically)
- Showen är omåttligt populär
- The show is immensely popular
Usage notes[edit]
The intensifier sense might be the most common.
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of omåttlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | omåttlig | — | — |
| Neuter singular | omåttligt | — | — |
| Plural | omåttliga | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | omåttlige | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | omåttlige | — | — |
| All | omåttliga | — | — |
| 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 | |||