betydelig

Danish

Etymology

From betyde +‎ -lig.

Adjective

betydelig (neuter betydeligt, plural and definite singular attributive betydelige)

  1. considerable, significant
    Synonyms: væsentlig, anselig
  2. of great importance or significance (historical figures etc.)

Declension

Inflection of betydelig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular betydelig betydeligere betydeligst2
indefinite neuter singular betydeligt betydeligere betydeligst2
plural betydelige betydeligere betydeligst2
definite attributive1 betydelige betydeligere betydeligste

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

Adverb

betydelig

  1. considerably, significantly

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bety +‎ -lig (betyde occurs in Danish, as well as betydelig).

Adjective

betydelig (neuter singular betydelig, definite singular and plural betydelige, comparative betydeligere, indefinite superlative betydeligst, definite superlative betydeligste)

  1. considerable, significant

Antonyms

Adverb

betydelig

  1. considerably, significantly

See also

  • betydeleg (Nynorsk)

References

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