særlig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish særlik, from Old Norse sérligr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæɐ̯li/

Adjective

særlig (neuter særligt, plural and definite singular attributive særlige)

1. special; particular

Inflection

Inflection of særlig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	særlig	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	særligt	—	—2
plural	særlige	—	—2
definite attributive1	særlige	—	—

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.

References

• “særlig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sérligr. Cf. Norwegian Nynorsk særleg and Danish særlig. Related to Swedish särskilt. The Swedish and Danish word is never used as an interjection.

Adjective

særlig (neuter singular særlig, definite singular and plural særlige)

1. special, particular

Adverb

særlig

1. especially

Interjection

særlig

1. yeah right!, duh!

See also

• særleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “særlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.