arvelig

Danish

Etymology

From arve (“inherit”) +‎ -lig.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /arvəli/, [ˈɑːvəli]

Adjective

arvelig

  1. hereditary (which is passed on as inheritance)

Inflection
Inflection of arvelig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular arvelig — —2
Indefinite neuter singular arveligt — —2
Plural arvelige — —2
Definite attributive1 arvelige — —
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.

Derived terms
  • arvelighed

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From arve +‎ -lig.

Adjective

arvelig (neuter singular arvelig, definite singular and plural arvelige)

  1. hereditary
  2. inherited (diseases, disorders; also hereditary)

See also
  • arveleg (Nynorsk)

References
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