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Swedish
Etymology
otal + -ig, from Old Swedish otalliker, from Old Norse útalligr. Compare with Danish utallig, Norwegian utallig, and German unzählig.
Adjective
otalig (not (comparable))
- countless, innumerable
De har knackat på otaliga gånger- They have knocked on our door countless times
Usage notes
Often used as many in an ironic hyperbolic sense similar to English umpteen, for example of something tiring.
Declension
Inflection of otalig
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positive
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comparative
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superlative1
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| common singular
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otalig
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| neuter singular
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otaligt
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| plural
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otaliga
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| masculine plural2
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otalige
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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 singular3
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otalige
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| all
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otaliga
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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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