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sirlig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German zierlich.

Adjective

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sirlig (comparative sirligare, superlative sirligast)

  1. ornate, artistic, elegant
  2. (persons) graceful, refined

Declension

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Inflection of sirlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular sirlig sirligare sirligast
neuter singular sirligt sirligare sirligast
plural sirliga sirligare sirligast
masculine plural2 sirlige sirligare sirligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 sirlige sirligare sirligaste
all sirliga sirligare sirligaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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