tidlig

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to tid (“time”) +‎ -lig. Partly from Old Norse tíðligr (“worldly”), tíðliga (“frequently”) and partly borrowed from Middle Low German tīdelīk, tīdeliken (“on time”). Compare also English tidely and German zeitlich

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtˢiðli]

Adjective

tidlig (neuter tidligt, plural and definite singular attributive tidlige)

  1. early

Inflection

Inflection of tidlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular tidlig tidligere tidligst2
indefinite neuter singular tidligt tidligere tidligst2
plural tidlige tidligere tidligst2
definite attributive1 tidlige tidligere tidligste

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.

Adverb

tidlig

  1. early
    Jeg stod tidligt op i morges.
    I got up in the early morning.

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse tíðligr and Middle Low German tidelik.

Adjective

tidlig (neuter singular tidlig, definite singular and plural tidlige, comparative tidligere, indefinite superlative tidligst, definite superlative tidligste)

  1. early
    Jeg stod opp tidlig om morgenen.
    I got up in the early morning.

Derived terms

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References

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