hæderlig

Danish

Etymology

From hæder +‎ -lig (“honour”), From Old Danish hæthærlek, from Old Norse heiðrligr

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛːðʌli]

Adjective

hæderlig (neuter hæderligt, plural and definite singular attributive hæderlige)

  1. honourable, respectable
    Han var en hæderlig mand
    He was an honourable man.
  2. acceptable
    Et hæderligt stykke arbejde
    An honourable (acceptable) piece of work.

Inflection

Inflection of hæderlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular hæderlig hæderligere hæderligst2
indefinite neuter singular hæderligt hæderligere hæderligst2
plural hæderlige hæderligere hæderligst2
definite attributive1 hæderlige hæderligere hæderligste

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

References

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