eventyrlig
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Danish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From eventyr (“fairytale”) + -lig (“-ly”), compare German abenteuerlich (“adventurous”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]eventyrlig (neuter eventyrligt, plural and definite singular attributive eventyrlige)
- fantastic, marvellous, magical
- 1883, Henrik Pontoppidan, Sandinge Menighed: og andre Noveller og Skitser, repr. 2015, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
- De gjorde sig de eventyrligste Forestillinger om, hvad disse bestandig omtalte Gendarmer egentlig var for Væsner, og hvad der vilde ske, naar de endelig ankom.
- They made for themselves the most fanciful conceptions of what sort of creatures these constantly discussed gensdarmes actually were, and what would happen when they finally arrived.
- 1792, Jens Baggesen, Labyrinten, repr. 2015, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
- Hvad er skiønnere, naturligere, eventyrligere, meere fortryllende end en Serenade?
- What is more beautiful, more natural, more magical, more enchanting than a serenade?
- 1883, Henrik Pontoppidan, Sandinge Menighed: og andre Noveller og Skitser, repr. 2015, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of eventyrlig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | eventyrlig | eventyrligere | eventyrligst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | eventyrligt | eventyrligere | eventyrligst2 |
Plural | eventyrlige | eventyrligere | eventyrligst2 |
Definite attributive1 | eventyrlige | eventyrligere | eventyrligste |
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. |