sparsommelig

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sparsom (scanty, sparing) +‎ -lig (adjective suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sparsɔmˀəli/, [sb̥ɑˈsʌmˀl̩li]

Adjective[edit]

sparsommelig (neuter sparsommeligt, plural and definite singular attributive sparsommelige)

  1. thrifty, frugal

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of sparsommelig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular sparsommelig sparsommeligere sparsommeligst2
Indefinite neuter singular sparsommeligt sparsommeligere sparsommeligst2
Plural sparsommelige sparsommeligere sparsommeligst2
Definite attributive1 sparsommelige sparsommeligere sparsommeligste
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.

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sparsom +‎ -lig.

Adjective[edit]

sparsommelig (neuter singular sparsommelig, definite singular and plural sparsommelige)

  1. thrifty, frugal

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