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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
Adjective
olik
- 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.
- different, various
- däck och fälgar till olika bilmärken
- tires and rims for various brands of cars
Declension
| Inflection of olik
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| Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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| Common singular
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olik
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mer olik
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mest olik
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| Neuter singular
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olikt
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mer olikt
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mest olikt
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| Plural
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olika
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mer olika
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mest olika
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| Masculine plural3
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olike
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mer olika
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mest olika
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| Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Masculine singular1
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olike
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mer olike
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mest olike
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| All
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olika
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mer olika
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mest olika
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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
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Anagrams
Volapük
Determiner
olik
- (possessive) your
Synonyms