gejstlig

Danish

Etymology

From German geistlich (“spiritual”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡajstli/, [ˈɡ̊ɑjsd̥li], [ˈɡ̊ɑjsli]

Adjective

gejstlig (neuter gejstligt, plural and definite singular attributive gejstlige)

clerical, ecclesiastical
Synonym: kirkelig Antonym: verdslig
(nominalized) clergyman, cleric
De gejstlige syntes, at...
The clergymen felt that...

Inflection

Inflection of *gejstlig*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	gejstlig	—	—²
indefinite neuter singular	gejstligt	—	—²
plural	gejstlige	—	—²
definite attributive¹	gejstlige	—	—

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.

Derived terms

gejstlighed

References

“gejstlig” in Den Danske Ordbog
“gejstlig” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog