dejlig
Danish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Danish degeligh, from Middle Low German degelik (“prosperous, vigorous”) (from Old Saxon *dēg, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz), + the suffix *-līkaz.
Cognate with older Swedish dejlig, Norwegian Bokmål deilig and Dutch degelijk (“sound, solid”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dejlig
- delightful
- lovely
- beautiful
- delicious
- (ironic) fine, nice
- (adverbial) delightfully, beautifully
Inflection
[edit]| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | dejlig | dejligere | dejligst2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | dejligt | dejligere | dejligst2 |
| plural | dejlige | dejligere | dejligst2 |
| definite attributive1 | dejlige | dejligere | dejligste |
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.