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	Superlative2
Common singular	likgiltig	likgiltigare	likgiltigast
Neuter singular	likgiltigt	likgiltigare	likgiltigast
Plural	likgiltiga	likgiltigare	likgiltigast
Masculine plural3	likgiltige	likgiltigare	likgiltigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	likgiltige	likgiltigare	likgiltigaste
All	likgiltiga	likgiltigare	likgiltigaste
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

See also

• oberörd

References

• likgiltig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• likgiltig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• likgiltig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)