dylik

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þyliker, from Old Norse þvílíkr. See ty. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk dilik.

Adjective

dylik

1. such (of that kind, like that)

   En dylik fisk har inte setts på hundra år

   A fish like that / Such a fish has not been seen in a hundred years

   Vi måste köpa sprit och dylikt till festen

   We need to buy booze and things like that for the party

Declension

Inflection of dylik

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	dylik	—	—
neuter singular	dylikt	—	—
plural	dylika	—	—
masculine plural2	dylike	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	dylike	—	—
all	dylika	—	—

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.

Further reading

• dylik in Svensk ordbok.
• dylik in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)