stilig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Swedish stilig, from stil, from late Old Norse stíll (“style”), from Latin stilus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
stilig
Inflection edit
| Inflection of stilig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | stilig | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | stiligt | — | —2 |
| Plural | stilige | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | stilige | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
stilig (neuter singular stilig, definite singular and plural stilige, comparative stiligere, indefinite superlative stiligst, definite superlative stiligste)
References edit
- “stilig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
stilig (neuter singular stilig, definite singular and plural stilige, comparative stiligare, indefinite superlative stiligast, definite superlative stiligaste)
References edit
- “stilig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
stilig (comparative stiligare, superlative stiligast)
- handsome, elegant, stylish (good-looking and/or well-dressed/well-groomed, of men as well as women, but more often of men when referencing physical attractiveness)
- en stilig karl
- a handsome man
- Hon var nyklippt och stilig
- She had a fresh haircut and was looking good
- nice(-looking), elegant, stylish (more generally)
- vara stiligt klädd
- be smartly dressed
- en stilig byggnad
- a nice-looking building
- en stilig passning
- an elegant pass
Declension edit
| Inflection of stilig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | stilig | stiligare | stiligast |
| Neuter singular | stiligt | stiligare | stiligast |
| Plural | stiliga | stiligare | stiligast |
| Masculine plural3 | stilige | stiligare | stiligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | stilige | stiligare | stiligaste |
| All | stiliga | stiligare | stiligaste |
| 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 | |||
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- stilig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stilig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stilig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)