Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish hemeliker, from Old Norse heimiligr, from Middle Low German heimelik, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /hɛməli/, [ˈhɛmm̩li], [ˈhɛmli]

Adjective edit

hemmelig (neuter hemmeligt, plural and definite singular attributive hemmelige)

  1. secret (being or kept hidden)

Inflection edit

Inflection of hemmelig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular hemmelig hemmeligere hemmeligst2
Indefinite neuter singular hemmeligt hemmeligere hemmeligst2
Plural hemmelige hemmeligere hemmeligst2
Definite attributive1 hemmelige hemmeligere hemmeligste
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.

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Danish hemmelig; compare with Old Norse heimiligr.

Adjective edit

hemmelig (neuter singular hemmelig, definite singular and plural hemmelige)

  1. secret (not meant to be known or seen by others)

Derived terms edit

See also edit

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