slig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse slíkr, from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz (“such”), cognate with Norwegian slik, English such, German solch, Dutch zulk, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (swaleiks). A compound of *swa (“so”) +‎ *-līkaz (“-like”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsliˀ]

Adjective

slig (neuter sligt, plural and definite singular attributive slige)

  1. (dated) such
    Synonym: sådan

Declension

Inflection of slig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular slig — —2
indefinite neuter singular sligt — —2
plural slige — —2
definite attributive1 slige — —

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.

Adverb

slig

  1. (rare, Norway) thus, that way, like that
    Synonyms: sådan, således

References

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