ridderlig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish riddarliker, ridderligh, from Middle Low German ridderlik. Cognate of Dutch ridderlijk, German ritterlich.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ridderlig (comparative ridderligare, superlative ridderligast)
Declension edit
| Inflection of ridderlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ridderlig | ridderligare | ridderligast |
| Neuter singular | ridderligt | ridderligare | ridderligast |
| Plural | ridderliga | ridderligare | ridderligast |
| Masculine plural3 | ridderlige | ridderligare | ridderligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ridderlige | ridderligare | ridderligaste |
| All | ridderliga | ridderligare | ridderligaste |
| 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 | |||