yndig

Danish

Etymology

From ynde +‎ -ig.

Adjective

yndig (neuter yndigt, plural and definite singular attributive yndige)

  1. lovely, charming, beautiful in a graceful way (often with connotations of femininity)
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Danish national anthem”, performed by Adam Oehlenschläger:
      Der er et yndigt land, det står med brede bøge
      It is a lovely country, it stands with broad beech trees

Inflection

Inflection of yndig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular yndig yndigere yndigst2
indefinite neuter singular yndigt yndigere yndigst2
plural yndige yndigere yndigst2
definite attributive1 yndige yndigere yndigste

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 the noun ynde +‎ -ig.

Adjective

yndig (indefinite singular yndig, definite singular and plural yndige, comparative yndigere, indefinite superlative yndigst, definite superlative yndigste)

  1. charming, graceful, lovely, gracious, delightful, sweet, cute

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the noun ynde +‎ -ig.

Adjective

yndig (indefinite singular yndig, definite singular and plural yndige, comparative yndigare, indefinite superlative yndigast, definite superlative yndigaste)

  1. charming, graceful, lovely, gracious, delightful, sweet, cute

References

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