vidunderlig
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From vidunder (“marvel”) + -lig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]vidunderlig (neuter vidunderligt, plural and definite singular attributive vidunderlige)
Adverb
[edit]vidunderlig
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From vidunder + -lig; cognate with Danish vidunderlig.
Adjective
[edit]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)
Synonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]- vedunderleg (Nynorsk)
- vidunderleg (Nynorsk) (misspelling of vedunderleg)
References
[edit]- “vidunderlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “vidunderlig” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From vidunder + -lig (“-ly”). Compare obsolete sense of English monstrous.
Adjective
[edit]vidunderlig (comparative vidunderligare, superlative vidunderligast)
- fantastic (usually in a positive sense), wonderful
- en vidunderlig utsikt
- a breathtaking view
- large, monstrous
- en vidunderlig best
- a monstrous beast
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of vidunderlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vidunderlig | vidunderligare | vidunderligast |
| Neuter singular | vidunderligt | vidunderligare | vidunderligast |
| Plural | vidunderliga | vidunderligare | vidunderligast |
| Masculine plural3 | vidunderlige | vidunderligare | vidunderligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vidunderlige | vidunderligare | vidunderligaste |
| All | vidunderliga | vidunderligare | vidunderligaste |
| 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 | |||