vidunderlig
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom vidunder (“marvel”) + -lig.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editvidunderlig (neuter vidunderligt, plural and definite singular attributive vidunderlige)
Adverb
editvidunderlig
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom vidunder + -lig; cognate with Danish vidunderlig.
Adjective
editvidunderlig (neuter singular vidunderlig, definite singular and plural vidunderlige, comparative vidunderligere, or mer vidunderlig, indefinite superlative vidunderligst, or mest vidunderlig, definite superlative vidunderligste, or mest vidunderlige)
Synonyms
editSee also
edit- vedunderleg (Nynorsk)
- vidunderleg (Nynorsk) (misspelling of vedunderleg)
References
edit- “vidunderlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “vidunderlig” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom vidunder + -lig (“-ly”). Compare obsolete sense of English monstrous.
Adjective
editvidunderlig (comparative vidunderligare, superlative vidunderligast)
- fantastic (usually in a positive sense), wonderful
- en vidunderlig utsikt
- a breathtaking view
- large, monstrous
- en vidunderlig best
- a monstrous beast
Declension
edit| Inflection of vidunderlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vidunderlig | vidunderligare | vidunderligast |
| Neuter singular | vidunderligt | vidunderligare | vidunderligast |
| Plural | vidunderliga | vidunderligare | vidunderligast |
| Masculine plural3 | vidunderlige | vidunderligare | vidunderligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vidunderlige | vidunderligare | vidunderligaste |
| All | vidunderliga | vidunderligare | vidunderligaste |
| 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 | |||