otålig

Swedish

Etymology

Looks like o- +‎ tålig, but more likely a negation of tålmodig

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²uːˌtoːlɪ(ɡ)/
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Adjective

otålig (comparative otåligare, superlative otåligast)

  1. impatient (restless and intolerant of delays)

Declension
Inflection of otålig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular otålig otåligare otåligast
Neuter singular otåligt otåligare otåligast
Plural otåliga otåligare otåligast
Masculine plural3 otålige otåligare otåligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 otålige otåligare otåligaste
All otåliga otåligare otåligaste
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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