stilig

Danish

Etymology

From Swedish stilig, from stil, from late Old Norse stíll (“style”), from Latin stilus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stiːli/, [ˈstiːli]

Adjective

stilig

  1. stylish
  2. correct

Inflection

Inflection of stilig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular stilig — —2
indefinite neuter singular stiligt — —2
plural stilige — —2
definite attributive1 stilige — —

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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From stil +‎ -ig.

Adjective

stilig (neuter singular stilig, definite singular and plural stilige, comparative stiligere, indefinite superlative stiligst, definite superlative stiligste)

  1. stylish, elegant, smart

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From stil +‎ -ig.

Adjective

stilig (neuter singular stilig, definite singular and plural stilige, comparative stiligare, indefinite superlative stiligast, definite superlative stiligaste)

  1. stylish, elegant, smart

References

Swedish

Etymology

stil +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

stilig (comparative stiligare, superlative stiligast)

  2. handsome, elegant, stylish (good-looking and/or well-dressed/well-groomed, of men as well as women, but more often of men when referencing physical attractiveness)
    en stilig karl
    a handsome man
    "Stilig karl" is a common collocation. Now often a bit tongue-in-cheek old-fashioned, like "a handsome fellow," but with a manly-sounding word.
    Hon var nyklippt och stilig
    She had a fresh haircut and was looking good
  3. nice(-looking), elegant, stylish (more generally)
    vara stiligt klädd
    be smartly dressed
    en stilig byggnad
    a nice-looking building
    en stilig passning
    an elegant pass

Declension

Inflection of stilig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular stilig stiligare stiligast
neuter singular stiligt stiligare stiligast
plural stiliga stiligare stiligast
masculine plural2 stilige stiligare stiligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 stilige stiligare stiligaste
all stiliga stiligare stiligaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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