syrlig

Danish

Etymology

From sur or syre +‎ -lig.

Adjective

syrlig (neuter syrligt, plural and definite singular attributive syrlige)

  1. acidic, sour, tangy
  2. (figurative) acerbic, biting, sarcastic

Inflection

Inflection of syrlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular syrlig syrligere syrligst2
indefinite neuter singular syrligt syrligere syrligst2
plural syrlige syrligere syrligst2
definite attributive1 syrlige syrligere syrligste

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 sur or syre +‎ -lig.

Adjective

syrlig (indefinite singular syrlig, definite singular and plural syrlige)

  1. acid, acidic
  2. sour, sourish

Derived terms

See also

  • syrleg (Nynorsk)

References

Swedish

Etymology

syra (“acid”) +‎ -lig

Adjective

syrlig (comparative syrligare, superlative syrligast)

  1. having a (pleasant, refreshing) slightly sour taste or smell
    en syrlig korv
    a sausage with a (pleasant) slightly sour taste
  2. (figuratively) slightly mean and biting (of a comment or the like)

Declension

Inflection of syrlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular syrlig syrligare syrligast
neuter singular syrligt syrligare syrligast
plural syrliga syrligare syrligast
masculine plural2 syrlige syrligare syrligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 syrlige syrligare syrligaste
all syrliga syrligare syrligaste

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.

See also

References

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