sjælden

Danish

Alternative forms

• sj. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Norse sjaldan (“seldom”), Proto-Germanic *seldanē, cognate with English seldom, German selten (“rare, rarely”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sjɛlən/, [ˈɕɛln̩]

Adjective

sjælden (neuter sjældent, plural and definite singular attributive sjældne)

1. rare, infrequent
2. remarkable, exceptional
3. scarce

Inflection

Inflection of sjælden

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	sjælden	sjældnere	sjældnest2
indefinite neuter singular	sjældent	sjældnere	sjældnest2
plural	sjældne	sjældnere	sjældnest2
definite attributive1	sjældne	sjældnere	sjældneste

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

• sjældenhed

Adverb

sjælden (also sjældent, comparative sjældnere, superlative sjældnest)

1. seldom, rarely, infrequently