sømmelig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sœmiligr, sǿmiligr.

Adjective

sømmelig (neuter sømmeligt, plural and definite singular attributive sømmelige)

  1. decent, proper, seemly

Inflection

Inflection of sømmelig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular sømmelig — —2
indefinite neuter singular sømmeligt — —2
plural sømmelige — —2
definite attributive1 sømmelige — —

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 Old Norse sœmiligr, sǿmiligr. Compare English seemly.

Adjective

sømmelig (indefinite singular sømmelig, definite singular and plural sømmelige)

  1. decent, decorous, proper, fitting, seemly

See also

  • sømeleg, sømmeleg (Nynorsk)

References

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