Eliknande

Eliknande is an adjective that appears in Swedish with the general sense of meaning "similar" or "resembling." In standard contemporary Swedish, the common form is liknande, and eliknande is rarely used. When encountered, it is often considered a nonstandard spelling, a dialectal variant, or a historical spelling rather than a normal part of modern usage.

Etymology and form: eliknande is understood as related to the verb likna, which means "to resemble," and the adjectival suffix -nande that creates words meaning "resembling." The predominant form in modern Swedish is liknande, and eliknande lacks broad acceptance in contemporary dictionaries or style guides.

Usage notes: In most contexts, writers should use liknande. If eliknande appears, it is typically confined to older texts, experimental writing, or dialectal writing and may be flagged as nonstandard in formal editing. Both forms can function attributively (en liknande situation) and predicatively (situationen var liknande den föregående).

Examples:

- En liknande/eliknande situation uppstod efter beslutet.

- Det var en bild som var liknande/eliknande de tidigare exemplen.

The preferred form in formal Swedish is liknande.

See also: liknande, jämförbar, parallell. Antonym: olik. For language reference, consult standard Swedish dictionaries to confirm preferred spellings in modern prose.