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German
Etymology
From Middle High German etelich, (also eteslich), from Old High German etelīh, ettalīh (“some; any”), from earlier Old High German eddehwelih, eddeshwelih.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
etliche
- (indefinite) scores (of), a number (of), several, quite a few (of)
Further reading
- “etliche” in Duden online
- “etliche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache