skälig
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish skiælīker, see skäl (“reason”) + -ig (“-y”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɧɛːlɪ(ɡ)/
- Rhymes: -ɛːlɪɡ
Noun
skälig (comparative skäligare, superlative skäligast)
- fair, reasonable
Usage notes
Often used in an economic sense, as in skäligt pris (”reasonable price”), etc.
Declension
| Inflection of skälig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | skälig | skäligare | skäligast |
| Neuter singular | skäligt | skäligare | skäligast |
| Plural | skäliga | skäligare | skäligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | skälige | skäligare | skäligaste |
| All | skäliga | skäligare | skäligaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
References
- skälig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
Anagrams
- gälisk, läskig