skammelig

Danish

Etymology

From skam +‎ -e- +‎ -lig, from Old Danish skamelika, from Old Norse skammliga. Compare Middle Low German schemelich, Old English scamlic.

Adjective

skammelig (neuter skammeligt, plural and definite singular attributive skammelige)

  1. disgraceful
    Synonym: skændig
  2. shameful

Declension

Inflection of skammelig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular skammelig mere skammelig mest skammelig2
indefinite neuter singular skammeligt mere skammelig mest skammelig2
plural skammelige mere skammelig mest skammelig2
definite attributive1 skammelige mere skammelig mest skammelige

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑməlɪ/

Adjective

skammelig (neuter singular skammelig, definite singular and plural skammelige)

  1. disgraceful
  2. shameful

References

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