hjemlig
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hjem (“home”) + -lig (“-ly”), calque of German heimlich (in modern German replaced by heimisch, einheimisch in this sense). Virtually a doublet of hemmelig (“secret”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]hjemlig (neuter hjemligt, plural and definite singular attributive hjemlige)
- domestic (belonging to a specific region or nation, one's own country)
- Synonyms: indenlandsk, national Antonym: udenlandsk
- domestic (belonging to a home)
- homelike, homey, cozey
- Synonym: hyggelig
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of hjemlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | hjemlig | hjemligere | hjemligst2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | hjemligt | hjemligere | hjemligst2 |
| Plural | hjemlige | hjemligere | hjemligst2 |
| Definite attributive1 | hjemlige | hjemligere | hjemligste |
| 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. | |||
References
[edit]- “hjemlig” in Den Danske Ordbog