høflig

Danish

Adjective

høflig (neuter høfligt, plural and definite singular attributive høflige, comparative høfligere, superlative (predicative) høfligst, superlative (attributive) høfligste)

1. polite

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German hövelik and German höflich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhøːflɪ/

Adjective

høflig (neuter singular høflig, definite singular and plural høflige, comparative høfligere, indefinite superlative høfligst, definite superlative høfligste)

1. polite, courteous

Antonyms

• uhøflig

See also

• høfleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “høflig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.