ridderlig
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Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish riddarliker, ridderligh, from Middle Low German ridderlik. Cognate of Dutch ridderlijk, German ritterlich.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ridderlig (comparative ridderligare, superlative ridderligast)
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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