høflig

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German hövelik or German höflich, both meaning "courteous, polite."

Adjective

høflig (neuter høfligt, plural and definite singular attributive høflige)

1. polite, civil, courteous

Declension

Inflection of høflig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	høflig	høfligere	høfligst2
indefinite neuter singular	høfligt	høfligere	høfligst2
plural	høflige	høfligere	høfligst2
definite attributive1	høflige	høfligere	høfligste

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

• høflighed
• uhøflig
• uhøflighed

References

• “høflig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German hövelik and German höflich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhøːflɪ/

Adjective

høflig (neuter singular høflig, definite singular and plural høflige, comparative høfligere, indefinite superlative høfligst, definite superlative høfligste)

1. polite, courteous

Antonyms

• uhøflig

See also

• høfleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “høflig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.