Danish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Danish degeligh, from Middle Low German degelik (prosperous, vigorous) (from Old Saxon *dēg, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz), + the suffix *-līkaz.

Cognate with older Swedish dejlig, Norwegian Bokmål deilig and Dutch degelijk (sound, solid).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdajli/, [ˈd̥ɑjli], [ˈtɑ̈jli]

Adjective edit

dejlig

  1. delightful
  2. lovely
  3. beautiful
  4. delicious
  5. (ironic) fine, nice
  6. (adverbial) delightfully, beautifully

Inflection edit

Inflection of dejlig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular dejlig dejligere dejligst2
Indefinite neuter singular dejligt dejligere dejligst2
Plural dejlige dejligere dejligst2
Definite attributive1 dejlige dejligere dejligste
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

Descendants edit

  • Faroese: deiligur
  • Icelandic: dægilegur