oprindelig

Danish

Etymology

From oprinde (“to come, arise”) +‎ -lig, influenced semantically by German ursprünglich and Latin orīginālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔpˈrenˀəli/, [ʌb̥ˌʁænˀn̩li]

Adjective

oprindelig (neuter oprindeligt, plural and definite singular attributive oprindelige)

  1. original
    Dens oprindelige funktion kender vi ikke, men i det 5. århundrede blev den brugt som tempel.
    We do not know its original function, but it was used as a temple in the 5th century.

Inflection

Inflection of oprindelig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular oprindelig oprindeligere oprindeligst2
indefinite neuter singular oprindeligt oprindeligere oprindeligst2
plural oprindelige oprindeligere oprindeligst2
definite attributive1 oprindelige oprindeligere oprindeligste

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

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