offentlig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German öffentlich (“public”) (earlier also written offentlich), derived from the adjective German offen (“open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz, cf. Danish åben, English open.
Pronunciation edit
IPA(key): [ˈʌfənd̥li], [ˈʌfn̩li]
Adjective edit
offentlig
Inflection edit
Inflection of offentlig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | offentlig | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | offentligt | — | —2 |
Plural | offentlige | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | offentlige | — | — |
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. |
See also edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From German öffentlich.
Adjective edit
offentlig (neuter singular offentlig, definite singular and plural offentlige)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- offentleg (Nynorsk)
References edit
- “offentlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From German öffentlich, from Middle High German offen, Old High German offan, ofan, ophan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Cognate with Swedish öppen.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
offentlig
- public (pertaining to the affairs or official affairs of all people)
Declension edit
Inflection of offentlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | offentlig | — | — |
Neuter singular | offentligt | — | — |
Plural | offentliga | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | offentlige | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | offentlige | — | — |
All | offentliga | — | — |
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 |
Derived terms edit
- offentlig toalett (“public toilet”)