ridderlig

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish riddarliker, ridderligh, from Middle Low German ridderlik. Cognate of Dutch ridderlijk, German ritterlich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²rɪd.er.lɪɡ/

Adjective

ridderlig (comparative ridderligare, superlative ridderligast)

  1. chivalrous

Declension

Inflection of ridderlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular ridderlig ridderligare ridderligast
Neuter singular ridderligt ridderligare ridderligast
Plural ridderliga ridderligare ridderligast
Masculine plural3 ridderlige ridderligare ridderligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 ridderlige ridderligare ridderligaste
All ridderliga ridderligare ridderligaste
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

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