smålig

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Danish

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Etymology

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From små (small) +‎ -lig, from Old Norse smáligr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /smɔli/, [ˈsmʌli]

Adjective

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smålig

  1. petty
  2. stingy
  3. fussy
  4. carping, captious

Inflection

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Inflection of smålig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular smålig 2
Indefinite neuter singular småligt 2
Plural smålige 2
Definite attributive1 smålige
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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