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vidunderlig

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Danish

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Etymology

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From vidunder (marvel) +‎ -lig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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vidunderlig (neuter vidunderligt, plural and definite singular attributive vidunderlige)

  1. wonderful, marvellous

Declension

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Inflection of vidunderlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular vidunderlig vidunderligere vidunderligst2
indefinite neuter singular vidunderligt vidunderligere vidunderligst2
plural vidunderlige vidunderligere vidunderligst2
definite attributive1 vidunderlige vidunderligere vidunderligste

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.

Adverb

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vidunderlig

  1. wonderfully, marvellously

References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From vidunder +‎ -lig; cognate with Danish vidunderlig.

Adjective

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vidunderlig (neuter singular vidunderlig, definite singular and plural vidunderlige, comparative vidunderligere, or mer vidunderlig, indefinite superlative vidunderligst, or mest vidunderlig, definite superlative vidunderligste, or mest vidunderlige)

  1. like a wonder, wonderful
  2. very beautiful

Synonyms

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See also

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From vidunder +‎ -lig (-ly). Compare obsolete sense of English monstrous.

Adjective

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vidunderlig (comparative vidunderligare, superlative vidunderligast)

  1. fantastic (usually in a positive sense), wonderful
    en vidunderlig utsikt
    a breathtaking view
  2. large, monstrous
    en vidunderlig best
    a monstrous beast

Declension

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Inflection of vidunderlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vidunderlig vidunderligare vidunderligast
neuter singular vidunderligt vidunderligare vidunderligast
plural vidunderliga vidunderligare vidunderligast
masculine plural2 vidunderlige vidunderligare vidunderligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vidunderlige vidunderligare vidunderligaste
all vidunderliga vidunderligare vidunderligaste

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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