dråplig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish drāpliker, from Middle Low German draplik (“that hits the target”). Equivalent to dråp (“hit, strike”) + -lig (“-ly”).
Adjective
[edit]dråplig (comparative dråpligare, superlative dråpligast)
- (archaic) considerable, peculiar, great, mighty, marvelous
- poorly executed or going poorly in such a way so as to be unintentionally comical (or laughable)
- Alla gäster körde fel när de skulle till festen. Det var rätt dråpligt.
- All the guests got lost driving to the party. It was a pretty comical.
- en dråplig anklagelse
- a silly / laughable accusation
Declension
[edit]Inflection of dråplig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | dråplig | dråpligare | dråpligast |
Neuter singular | dråpligt | dråpligare | dråpligast |
Plural | dråpliga | dråpligare | dråpligast |
Masculine plural3 | dråplige | dråpligare | dråpligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | dråplige | dråpligare | dråpligaste |
All | dråpliga | dråpligare | dråpligaste |
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
[edit]- dråplig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- dråplig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dråplig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- dråplig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- drapliker in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L