hemmelig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse heimiligr, from Middle Low German heimelik, from Old Saxon *hēmlīk, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛməli/, [ˈhɛmm̩li], [ˈhɛmli]

Adjective

hemmelig (neuter hemmeligt, plural and definite singular attributive hemmelige)

1. secret (being or kept hidden)

Inflection

Inflection of hemmelig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	hemmelig	hemmeligere	hemmeligst2
indefinite neuter singular	hemmeligt	hemmeligere	hemmeligst2
plural	hemmelige	hemmeligere	hemmeligst2
definite attributive1	hemmelige	hemmeligere	hemmeligste

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

• hemmelighed

References

• “hemmelig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish hemmelig; compare with Old Norse heimiligr.

Adjective

hemmelig (neuter singular hemmelig, definite singular and plural hemmelige)

1. secret (not meant to be known or seen by others)

Derived terms

• hemmelighet
• hemmeligholde
• topphemmelig

See also

• hemmeleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “hemmelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.