almindelig

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Danish almænnelik, from Old Norse almenniligr, related to almennr.

Adjective

almindelig (neuter almindeligt, plural and definite singular attributive almindelige, comparative almindeligere, superlative (predicative) almindeligst, superlative (attributive) almindeligste)

  1. ordinary
  2. usual
  3. common
  4. general (not specific or particular)
  5. universal
  6. prevalent, prevailing

Declension
Inflection of almindelig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular almindelig almindeligere almindeligst2
Indefinite neuter singular almindeligt almindeligere almindeligst2
Plural almindelige almindeligere almindeligst2
Definite attributive1 almindelige almindeligere almindeligste
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
  • almindelighed c

Adverb

almindelig

  1. ordinarily

Further reading
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