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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish alvarliker, from Old Norse alvarligr. By surface analysis, allvar (“seriousness”) + -lig.
Pronunciation
Adjective
allvarlig
- serious (not joking, solemn)
en man med en allvarlig min- a man with a serious look on his face
Men allvarligt talat, vad hade du förväntat dig?- Seriously though , what did you expect?
– Jag vann just en miljon på lotto! – Allvarligt?- – I just won a million on the lottery! – Seriously?
- serious, severe, grave ((potentially causing something) very bad)
en mycket allvarlig situation- a very serious situation
allvarlig sjukdom- severe disease
en allvarlig sjukdom- a serious disease
en allvarlig olycka- a serious / major accident
Usage notes
Compare seriös.
Declension
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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