pinlig

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to pine (“torment”) +‎ lig. From Middle Low German pīnlik, cf. German peinlich, which has influenced the semantic development of the Danish word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰiːnli]

Adjective

pinlig (neuter pinligt, plural and definite singular attributive pinlige)

1. (archaic) painful
2. awkward, embarrassing
3. (proscribed) embarrassed

Inflection

Inflection of pinlig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	pinlig	pinligere	pinligst2
Indefinite neuter singular	pinligt	pinligere	pinligst2
Plural	pinlige	pinligere	pinligst2
Definite attributive1	pinlige	pinligere	pinligste
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.

See also

• pinefuld

Adverb

pinlig

1. precisely

References

• “pinlig” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From pine (“noun”) +‎ -lig.

Adjective

pinlig (neuter singular pinlig, definite singular and plural pinlige, comparative pinligere, indefinite superlative pinligst, definite superlative pinligste)

1. awkward
2. embarrassing
3. painful (e.g. subject)

See also

• pinleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “pinlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.