oprindelig

Danish

Etymology

From oprinde (“to come, arise”) +‎ -lig, influenced semantically by German ursprünglich and Latin orīginālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔpˈrenˀəli/, [ʌb̥ˌʁænˀn̩li]

Adjective

oprindelig (neuter oprindeligt, plural and definite singular attributive oprindelige)

1. original

   Dens oprindelige funktion kender vi ikke, men i det 5. århundrede blev den brugt som tempel.

   We do not know its original function, but it was used as a temple in the 5th century.

Inflection

Inflection of oprindelig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	oprindelig	oprindeligere	oprindeligst2
indefinite neuter singular	oprindeligt	oprindeligere	oprindeligst2
plural	oprindelige	oprindeligere	oprindeligst2
definite attributive1	oprindelige	oprindeligere	oprindeligste

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

• oprindelighed

References

• “oprindelig” in Den Danske Ordbog