høflig

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German hövelik or German höflich, both meaning "courteous, polite."

Adjective

høflig (neuter høfligt, plural and definite singular attributive høflige)

  1. polite, civil, courteous

Declension

Inflection of høflig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular høflig høfligere høfligst2
indefinite neuter singular høfligt høfligere høfligst2
plural høflige høfligere høfligst2
definite attributive1 høflige høfligere høfligste

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

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German hövelik and German höflich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhøːflɪ/

Adjective

høflig (neuter singular høflig, definite singular and plural høflige, comparative høfligere, indefinite superlative høfligst, definite superlative høfligste)

  1. polite, courteous

Antonyms

See also

  • høfleg (Nynorsk)

References

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