dejlig
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Danish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Danish degeligh, from Middle Low German degelik (“prosperous, vigorous”) (from Old Saxon *dēg, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz), + the suffix *-līkaz.
Cognate with older Swedish dejlig, Norwegian Bokmål deilig and Dutch degelijk (“sound, solid”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dejlig
- delightful
- lovely
- beautiful
- delicious
- (ironic) fine, nice
- (adverbial) delightfully, beautifully
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of dejlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | dejlig | dejligere | dejligst2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | dejligt | dejligere | dejligst2 |
| Plural | dejlige | dejligere | dejligst2 |
| Definite attributive1 | dejlige | dejligere | dejligste |
| 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. | |||