syrlig

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From sur or syre +‎ -lig.

Adjective

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syrlig (indefinite singular syrlig, definite singular and plural syrlige)

  1. acid, acidic
  2. sour, sourish

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Swedish

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Etymology

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syra (acid) +‎ -lig

Adjective

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syrlig (comparative syrligare, superlative syrligast)

  1. having a (pleasant, refreshing) slightly sour taste or smell
    en syrlig korv
    a sausage with a (pleasant) slightly sour taste
  2. (figuratively) slightly mean and biting (of a comment or the like)

Declension

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Inflection of syrlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular syrlig syrligare syrligast
Neuter singular syrligt syrligare syrligast
Plural syrliga syrligare syrligast
Masculine plural3 syrlige syrligare syrligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 syrlige syrligare syrligaste
All syrliga syrligare syrligaste
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

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