ærlig
See also: ärlig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From ære (“honour”) + -lig. Cognates include German ehrlich.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ærlig
Inflection edit
Inflection of ærlig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | ærlig | ærligere | ærligst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | ærligt | ærligere | ærligst2 |
Plural | ærlige | ærligere | ærligst2 |
Definite attributive1 | ærlige | ærligere | ærligste |
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. |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ærligr and Middle Low German ehrlich.
Adjective edit
ærlig (neuter singular ærlig, definite singular and plural ærlige, comparative ærligere, indefinite superlative ærligst, definite superlative ærligste)
- honest (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
Antonyms edit
See also edit
- ærleg (Nynorsk)
References edit
- “ærlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.