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åtskillig

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See also: atskillig

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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åtskilja +‎ -lig

Adjective

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åtskillig (not comparable)

  1. 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
  2. much, plenty (of something uncountable, when considered noteworthy in amount)
    Hon berättade åtskilligt
    She told (me) plenty

Declension

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Inflection of åtskillig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular åtskillig
neuter singular åtskilligt
plural åtskilliga
masculine plural2 åtskillige
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 åtskillige
all åtskilliga

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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