underlig
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse undarligr, Middle Low German wunderlik.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈɔnʌli]
Adjective
underlig
- strange
Inflection
| Inflection of underlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | underlig | underligere | underligst2 |
| 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
Etymology
under + -lig, from Old Norse undarligr, Middle Low German wunderlik.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
underlig (comparative underligare, superlative underligast)
- strange (not normal)
Declension
| Inflection of underlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | underlig | underligare | underligast |
| Neuter singular | underligt | underligare | underligast |
| Plural | underliga | 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. | |||