hjemlig

Danish

Etymology

From hjem (“home”) +‎ -lig (“-ly”), calque of German heimlich (in modern German replaced by heimisch, einheimisch in this sense). Virtually a doublet of hemmelig (“secret”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɛmli/, [ˈjɛmli]

Adjective

hjemlig (neuter hjemligt, plural and definite singular attributive hjemlige)

domestic (belonging to a specific region or nation, one's own country)
Synonyms: indenlandsk, national Antonym: udenlandsk
domestic (belonging to a home)
homelike, homey, cozey
Synonym: hyggelig

Inflection

Inflection of hjemlig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	hjemlig	hjemligere	hjemligst²
Neuter singular	hjemligt	hjemligere	hjemligst²
Plural	hjemlige	hjemligere	hjemligst²
Definite attributive¹	hjemlige	hjemligere	hjemligste
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.

References

“hjemlig” in Den Danske Ordbog