skälig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish skiælīker, see skäl (“reason”) + -ig (“-y”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]skälig (comparative skäligare, superlative skäligast)
Usage notes
[edit]Often used in an economic sense, as in skäligt pris (”reasonable price”), etc.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of skälig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | skälig | skäligare | skäligast |
| Neuter singular | skäligt | skäligare | skäligast |
| Plural | skäliga | skäligare | skäligast |
| Masculine plural3 | skälige | skäligare | skäligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | skälige | skäligare | skäligaste |
| All | skäliga | skäligare | skäligaste |
| 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 | |||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- skälig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skälig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skälig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)