hemmelig
Danish
Etymology
From Old Swedish hemeliker, from Old Norse heimiligr, from Middle Low German heimelik, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛməli/, [ˈhɛmm̩li], [ˈhɛmli]
Adjective
hemmelig (neuter hemmeligt, plural and definite singular attributive hemmelige)
- secret (being or kept hidden)
Inflection
Inflection of hemmelig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | hemmelig | hemmeligere | hemmeligst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | hemmeligt | hemmeligere | hemmeligst2 |
Plural | hemmelige | hemmeligere | hemmeligst2 |
Definite attributive1 | hemmelige | hemmeligere | hemmeligste |
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. |
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
hemmelig (neuter singular hemmelig, definite singular and plural hemmelige)
- secret (not meant to be known or seen by others)
Derived terms
See also
- hemmeleg (Nynorsk)
References
- “hemmelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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