ärlig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish ǣrlīker, from Middle Low German êrlich, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀulīk, equivalent to ära + -lig. Cognate of German ehrlich.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ärlig (comparative ärligare, superlative ärligast)
- honest; scrupulous
- honest; true
Declension
[edit]Inflection of ärlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | ärlig | ärligare | ärligast |
Neuter singular | ärligt | ärligare | ärligast |
Plural | ärliga | ärligare | ärligast |
Masculine plural3 | ärlige | ärligare | ärligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | ärlige | ärligare | ärligaste |
All | ärliga | ärligare | ärligaste |
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 |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ärlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ärlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ära in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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