ljuvlig

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, ljuv +‎ -lig. Diachronically, from Old Norse ljúfligr, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz.

Adjective

ljuvlig (comparative ljuvligare, superlative ljuvligast)

  1. lovely, sweet

Declension

Inflection of ljuvlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ljuvlig ljuvligare ljuvligast
neuter singular ljuvligt ljuvligare ljuvligast
plural ljuvliga ljuvligare ljuvligast
masculine plural2 ljuvlige ljuvligare ljuvligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ljuvlige ljuvligare ljuvligaste
all ljuvliga ljuvligare ljuvligaste

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.

References

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