moderlig

Danish

Etymology

moder +‎ -lig

Adjective

moderlig (neuter moderligt, plural and definite singular attributive moderlige)

  1. motherly, maternal

Swedish

Etymology

moder (“mother”) +‎ -lig (“-ly”)

Adjective

moderlig (comparative moderligare, superlative moderligast)

  1. motherly, maternal

Declension

Inflection of moderlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular moderlig moderligare moderligast
neuter singular moderligt moderligare moderligast
plural moderliga moderligare moderligast
masculine plural2 moderlige moderligare moderligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 moderlige moderligare moderligaste
all moderliga moderligare moderligaste

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.

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