offentlig
Danish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German öffentlich (“public”) (earlier also written offentlich), derived from the adjective German offen (“open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz, cf. Danish åben, English open.
Pronunciation
editIPA(key): [ˈʌfənd̥li], [ˈʌfn̩li]
Adjective
editoffentlig
Inflection
editInflection of offentlig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | offentlig | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | offentligt | — | —2 |
Plural | offentlige | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | offentlige | — | — |
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. |
See also
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom German öffentlich.
Adjective
editoffentlig (neuter singular offentlig, definite singular and plural offentlige)
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- offentleg (Nynorsk)
References
edit- “offentlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom German öffentlich, from Middle High German offen, Old High German offan, ofan, ophan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Cognate with Swedish öppen.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editoffentlig
- public (pertaining to the affairs or official affairs of all people)
Declension
editInflection of offentlig | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | offentlig | — | — |
Neuter singular | offentligt | — | — |
Plural | offentliga | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | offentlige | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | offentlige | — | — |
All | offentliga | — | — |
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 |
Derived terms
edit- offentlig toalett (“public toilet”)
References
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