statelig
Danish
Etymology
From stat (“obsolete sense: magnificence”) + -lig, from Middle Low German statelik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /staːtəli/, [ˈsd̥æːd̥əli], [ˈsd̥æːˀd̥əli]
Adjective
statelig
- stately, imposing
- dignified
Inflection
| Inflection of statelig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | statelig | stateligere | stateligst2 |
| Neuter singular | stateligt | stateligere | stateligst2 |
| Plural | statelige | stateligere | stateligst2 |
| Definite attributive1 | statelige | stateligere | stateligste |
| 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. | |||