ridderlig

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish riddarliker, ridderligh, from Middle Low German ridderlik. Cognate of Dutch ridderlijk, German ritterlich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rɪd.er.lɪɡ/

Adjective

ridderlig (comparative ridderligare, superlative ridderligast)

1. chivalrous

Declension

Inflection of ridderlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ridderlig	ridderligare	ridderligast
Neuter singular	ridderligt	ridderligare	ridderligast
Plural	ridderliga	ridderligare	ridderligast
Masculine plural3	ridderlige	ridderligare	ridderligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	ridderlige	ridderligare	ridderligaste
All	ridderliga	ridderligare	ridderligaste
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

Synonyms

• galant

Derived terms

• ridderlighet

Related terms

• riddare
• ryttare

References

• ridderlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ridderlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ridderlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)