jättelik
Swedish
Etymology 1
From jätte (“giant”) + lik.
Adjective
jättelik (comparative mer jättelik, superlative mest jättelik)
- gigantic, massive, enormous
- Ett jättelikt monster ― A giant monster
Declension
| Inflection of jättelik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | jättelik | mer jättelik | mest jättelik |
| Neuter singular | jättelikt | mer jättelikt | mest jättelikt |
| Plural | jättelika | mer jättelika | mest jättelika |
| Masculine plural3 | jättelike | mer jättelika | mest jättelika |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | jättelike | mer jättelike | mest jättelike |
| All | jättelika | mer jättelika | mest jättelika |
| 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 | |||
Etymology 2
From jätte- (“very”) + lik.
Adjective
jättelik (comparative mer jättelik, superlative mest jättelik)
- very similar to, a lot like
- Han är jättelik Michael Jackson ― He looks a lot like Michael Jackson
Declension
| Inflection of jättelik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | jättelik | mer jättelik | mest jättelik |
| Neuter singular | jättelikt | mer jättelikt | mest jättelikt |
| Plural | jättelika | mer jättelika | mest jättelika |
| Masculine plural3 | jättelike | mer jättelika | mest jättelika |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | jättelike | mer jättelike | mest jättelike |
| All | jättelika | mer jättelika | mest jättelika |
| 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 | |||