eigentleg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German egentlik, compare Old Norse eiginligr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛɪː(ɡ)əntlɛ/

Adjective

eigentleg (indefinite singular eigentleg, definite singular and plural eigentlege, comparative meir eigentleg, superlative mest eigentleg)

  1. actual

Adverb

eigentleg

  1. actually, in fact
    Eigentleg ser dette ganske bra ut.
    This looks quite good, actually.
  2. actually, by right
    Den jobben skulle eigentleg ha vore min.
    By right, that job should have been mine.

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