olik

See also: ölik

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse úlíkr, from Proto-Germanic *ungalīkaz. By surface analysis, o- +‎ lik. Compare English unlike, Dutch ongelijk, Faroese ólíkur, German ungleich, Norwegian Bokmål ulik.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

olik

1. unlike, different, dissimilar

   Det vore inte olikt mig att misslyckas med en sådan tillsynes lätt sak.

   It wouldn't be unlike me to fail with such a seemingly trivial task.

2. different, various

   däck och fälgar till olika bilmärken

   tires and rims for various brands of cars

Declension

Inflection of olik

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	olik	mer olik	mest olik
neuter singular	olikt	mer olikt	mest olikt
plural	olika	mer olika	mest olika
masculine plural2	olike	mer olika	mest olika
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	olike	mer olike	mest olike
all	olika	mer olika	mest olika

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.

Related terms

• olikhet

Further reading

• olik in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• kilo, kilo-

Volapük

Determiner

olik

1. (possessive) your
   • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VII:

     E kis-li? Logol cipi in log bloda olik, e bemi in log olik no küpol!

     Why do you observe the splinter in your brother’s eye and never notice the great log in your own?

Synonyms

• ola