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otalig

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See also: otålig

Swedish

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Etymology

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otal +‎ -ig, from Old Swedish otalliker, from Old Norse útalligr. Compare with Danish utallig, Norwegian utallig, and German unzählig.

Adjective

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otalig (not comparable)

  1. countless, innumerable
    De har knackat på otaliga gånger
    They have knocked on our door countless times

Usage notes

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Often used as many in an ironic hyperbolic sense similar to English umpteen, for example of something tiring.

Declension

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Inflection of otalig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular otalig
neuter singular otaligt
plural otaliga
masculine plural2 otalige
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 otalige
all otaliga

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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