forunderlig

See also: förunderlig

Danish

Etymology

From forundre (“astonish, dazzle”) +‎ -lig

Adjective

forunderlig (neuter forunderligt, plural and definite singular attributive forunderlige)

  1. wondrous, awe-inspiring
    Synonyms: underfuld, vidunderlig
  2. strange, weird
    Synonyms: mærkelig, underlig

Declension

Inflection of forunderlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular forunderlig forunderligere forunderligst2
indefinite neuter singular forunderligt forunderligere forunderligst2
plural forunderlige forunderligere forunderligst2
definite attributive1 forunderlige forunderligere forunderligste

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.

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ underlig.

Adjective

forunderlig (neuter singular forunderlig, definite singular and plural forunderlige)

  1. odd, strange
    forunderlig nok - strangely enough

See also

  • forunderleg (Nynorsk)

References

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