vidunderlig

Danish

Etymology

From vidunder (marvel) + -lig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋiðˈɔnˀɐli]

Adjective

vidunderlig (neuter vidunderligt, plural and definite singular attributive vidunderlige)

  1. wonderful, marvellous

Adverb

vidunderlig

  1. wonderfully, marvellously

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From vidunder + -lig; cognate with Danish vidunderlig.

Adjective

vidunderlig (neuter singular vidunderlig, definite singular and plural vidunderlige, comparative vidunderligere, or mer vidunderlig, indefinite superlative vidunderligst, or mest vidunderlig, definite superlative vidunderligste, or mest vidunderlige)

  1. like a wonder, wonderful
  2. very beautiful

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Swedish

Etymology

From vidunder + -lig (-ly). Compare obsolete sense of English monstrous.

Adjective

vidunderlig (comparative vidunderligare, superlative vidunderligast)

  1. fantastic (usually in a positive sense), wonderful
    en vidunderlig utsikt
    a breathtaking view
  2. large, monstrous
    en vidunderlig best
    a monstrous beast

Declension

Inflection of vidunderlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular vidunderlig vidunderligare vidunderligast
Neuter singular vidunderligt vidunderligare vidunderligast
Plural vidunderliga vidunderligare vidunderligast
Masculine plural3 vidunderlige vidunderligare vidunderligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 vidunderlige vidunderligare vidunderligaste
All vidunderliga vidunderligare vidunderligaste
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

References

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