billig
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -i
Etymology 1
Adjective
billig
Inflection
Inflection of billig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | billig | billigere | billigst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | billigt | billigere | billigst2 |
Plural | billige | billigere | billigst2 |
Definite attributive1 | billige | billigere | billigste |
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. |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
billig
German
Etymology
From Old High German billīh (“appropriate”), from Proto-Germanic *biliz (“merciful, kind, decent, fair”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
billig (comparative billiger, superlative am billigsten)
- (formal) appropriate, meet, fair
- Die Strafe ist billig und recht.
- The punishment is appropriate and just.
- (informal) cheap (low-priced)
- In Deutschland sind Lebensmittel billiger als in andern europäischen Ländern.
- In Germany, groceries are cheaper than in other European countries.
- Synonyms: wohlfeil, günstig, preisgünstig, kostengünstig, niedrigpreisig, preiswert
- Antonyms: teuer, hochpreisig
- (low colloquial) cheap (of low quality, mediocre)
- Das Vorgehen der Regierung ist ein billiges Ablenkungsmanöver.
- The government's course of action is a cheap diversionary tactic.
- Antonyms: edel, hochwertig
Usage notes
The meaning “low-priced” only arises in the end of the 18th century and has been very colloquial and frowned upon until the end of the 19th century, the negative meaning having to arise even later after this word has attained domination in expressing the sense of cheapness in German. This word in the sense “cheap” is still known to be slightly colloquial, so, in formal speech, and because of its multiple senses, like günstig it is avoided in favour of circumscriptions or ungainly adjectives like preisgünstig and niedrigpreisig. Actually, in legal writing the original meaning is the expected one. The classical word for “cheap” is wohlfeil, the use of which now is restricted to chosen style.
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German billich
Adjective
billig (neuter singular billig, definite singular and plural billige, comparative billigere, indefinite plural billigst, definite plural billigste)
Antonyms
References
- “billig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German billich
Adjective
billig (neuter singular billig, definite singular and plural billige, comparative billigare, indefinite plural billigast, definite plural billigaste)
- alternative form of billeg
References
- “billig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German billik, billich.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
billig (comparative billigare, superlative billigast)
- cheap; of low price, of little worth
- cheap, easy; requiring little effort
- (dated) reasonable, fair
- en billig begäran
- a reasonable request
- det är rätt och billigt
- that is fair and square
- en billig begäran
Declension
Inflection of billig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | billig | billigare | billigast |
Neuter singular | billigt | billigare | billigast |
Plural | billiga | billigare | billigast |
Masculine plural3 | billige | billigare | billigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | billige | billigare | billigaste |
All | billiga | billigare | billigaste |
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 |
Antonyms
Related terms
- Rhymes:Danish/i
- Danish lemmas
- Danish adjectives
- Danish non-lemma forms
- Danish verb forms
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- German lemmas
- German adjectives
- German formal terms
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives
- Swedish dated terms