massvis

Swedish

Etymology

massa (“mass”) +‎ -vis (“wise”)

Adverb

massvis (not comparable)

1. lots, tons

   Det var massvis med poliser på brottsplatsen

   There was lots of police at the crime scene

   Vi åt massvis med glass

   We ate tons of ice cream

Usage notes

Most idiomatic with med (“with”), though av (“of”) also occurs.

References

• massvis in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• massvis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• massvis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)