underlig
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From under (“wonder”) + -lig, compare Old Norse undarligr (“strange”), Middle Low German wunderlik, German wunderlich.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]underlig (neuter underligt, plural and definite singular attributive underlige)
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of underlig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | underlig | underligere | underligst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | underligt | underligere | underligst2 |
Plural | underlige | underligere | underligst2 |
Definite attributive1 | underlige | underligere | underligste |
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. |
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]under + -lig, from Old Norse undarligr, Middle Low German wunderlik.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]underlig (comparative underligare, superlative underligast)
- strange (not normal)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of underlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | underlig | underligare | underligast |
Neuter singular | underligt | underligare | underligast |
Plural | underliga | underligare | underligast |
Masculine plural3 | underlige | underligare | underligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | underlige | underligare | underligaste |
All | underliga | underligare | underligaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
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