offentlig

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German öffentlich (“public”) (earlier also written offentlich), derived from the adjective German offen (“open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz, cf. Danish åben, English open.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʌfənd̥li], [ˈʌfn̩li]

Adjective

offentlig

  1. public

Inflection

Inflection of offentlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular offentlig — —2
indefinite neuter singular offentligt — —2
plural offentlige — —2
definite attributive1 offentlige — —

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.

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German öffentlich.

Adjective

offentlig (neuter singular offentlig, definite singular and plural offentlige)

  1. public

Derived terms

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Swedish

Etymology

From German öffentlich, from Middle High German offen, Old High German offan, ofan, ophan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Cognate with Swedish öppen.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

offentlig

  1. public (open or available to the public)
    ett offentligt bibliotek ― a public library
    en offentlig toalett ― a public toilet
    en offentlig konsert ― a public concert
    en offentlig avrättning ― a public execution
    offentlig konst ― public art
    en offentlig handling ― a public document
    Uppgifterna är inte offentliga
    The information is not public
    (literally, “The pieces of information are not public”)
    det offentliga rummet
    public space(s) [collectively]
    (literally, “the public room [idiomatic]”)
    1. public (in open view, often via mass media)
      offentlig debatt
      public debate
      göra ett offentligt uttalande
      make a public statement
      Jag kräver en offentlig ursäkt
      I demand a public apology
      Han vågar inte visa sig offentligt efter skandalen
      He doesn't dare show himself in public [publicly] after the scandal
  3. public (of or pertaining to the public sector)
    offentlig sektor / den offentliga sektorn
    public sector / the public sector
    offentlig verksamhet
    public sector operations
    (Often rephrased with "public sector" or the like in translations.)
    offentlig förvaltning ― public administration
    offentliga medel ― public funds, public money
    offentliga utgifter ― public expenditure, public spending
    offentlig rätt ― public law
    offentlig upphandling ― public procurement
    en offentlig försvarare ― a public defender

Usage notes

Public service broadcasting and public service broadcasters collectively are called public service, as a loan from English.

Declension

Inflection of offentlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular offentlig — —
neuter singular offentligt — —
plural offentliga — —
masculine plural2 offentlige — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 offentlige — —
all offentliga — —

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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