ypperlig

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

ypperlig

1. excellent, superb, great

Swedish

Etymology

ypper +‎ -lig. Doublet of upp.

Adjective

ypperlig (comparative ypperligare, superlative ypperligast)

1. excellent

Declension

Inflection of ypperlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ypperlig	ypperligare	ypperligast
Neuter singular	ypperligt	ypperligare	ypperligast
Plural	ypperliga	ypperligare	ypperligast
Masculine plural3	ypperlige	ypperligare	ypperligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	ypperlige	ypperligare	ypperligaste
All	ypperliga	ypperligare	ypperligaste
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

• förstklassig
• superb

Derived terms

• ypperlighet

Related terms

• ypperst

References

• ypperlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ypperlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ypperlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• ypperlig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)