hjärtlig

Swedish

Etymology

From hjärta +‎ -lig. Compare similar constructions with Danish hjertelig, Norwegian Bokmål hjertelig, Norwegian Nynorsk hjarteleg, German herzlich, Dutch hartelijk and English heartly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jæʈlɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

hjärtlig (comparative hjärtligare, superlative hjärtligast)

1. cordial, hearty

Declension

Inflection of hjärtlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	hjärtlig	hjärtligare	hjärtligast
Neuter singular	hjärtligt	hjärtligare	hjärtligast
Plural	hjärtliga	hjärtligare	hjärtligast
Masculine plural3	hjärtlige	hjärtligare	hjärtligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	hjärtlige	hjärtligare	hjärtligaste
All	hjärtliga	hjärtligare	hjärtligaste
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

Further reading

• hjärtlig in Svensk ordbok.