ljuvlig

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, ljuv +‎ -lig. Diachronically, from Old Norse ljúfligr, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz.

Adjective

ljuvlig (comparative ljuvligare, superlative ljuvligast)

1. lovely, sweet

Declension

Inflection of ljuvlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ljuvlig	ljuvligare	ljuvligast
Neuter singular	ljuvligt	ljuvligare	ljuvligast
Plural	ljuvliga	ljuvligare	ljuvligast
Masculine plural3	ljuvlige	ljuvligare	ljuvligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	ljuvlige	ljuvligare	ljuvligaste
All	ljuvliga	ljuvligare	ljuvligaste
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

References

• ljuvlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ljuvlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)