elskværdig

Danish

Etymology

From elske (“to love”) +‎ værdig (“worthy”), after German liebenswürdig (“likable, kind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛlskvɛrdi/, [ɛlsɡ̊ˈvæɐ̯ˀd̥i]

Adjective

elskværdig

  1. amiable
  2. kind
  3. obliging

Inflection

Inflection of elskværdig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular elskværdig elskværdigere elskværdigst2
indefinite neuter singular elskværdigt elskværdigere elskværdigst2
plural elskværdige elskværdigere elskværdigst2
definite attributive1 elskværdige elskværdigere elskværdigste

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

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