statelig

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From stat (obsolete sense: magnificence) +‎ -lig, from Middle Low German statelik.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /staːtəli/, [ˈsd̥æːd̥əli], [ˈsd̥æːˀd̥əli]

Adjective[edit]

statelig

  1. stately, imposing
  2. dignified

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of statelig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular statelig stateligere stateligst2
Indefinite neuter singular stateligt stateligere stateligst2
Plural statelige stateligere stateligst2
Definite attributive1 statelige stateligere stateligste
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.