ljuvlig
Swedish
Etymology
Synchronically, from ljuv + -lig. Diachronically, from Old Norse ljúfligr, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz.
Adjective
ljuvlig (comparative ljuvligare, superlative ljuvligast)
Declension
| Inflection of ljuvlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ljuvlig | ljuvligare | ljuvligast |
| Neuter singular | ljuvligt | ljuvligare | ljuvligast |
| Plural | ljuvliga | ljuvligare | ljuvligast |
| Masculine plural3 | ljuvlige | ljuvligare | ljuvligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ljuvlige | ljuvligare | ljuvligaste |
| All | ljuvliga | ljuvligare | ljuvligaste |
| 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 | |||