ridderlig

Danish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Danish ridderelik, from Middle Low German ridderlik. Equivalent to ridder +‎ -lig.

Adjective

ridderlig (neuter ridderligt, plural and definite singular attributive ridderlige)

  1. chivalrous
  2. knightly

Declension

Inflection of ridderlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular ridderlig — —2
indefinite neuter singular ridderligt — —2
plural ridderlige — —2
definite attributive1 ridderlige — —

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.

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish riddarliker, ridderligh, from Middle Low German ridderlik, from rider (“knight”, literally “rider”) + -līk (from Old Saxon -līk, from Proto-West Germanic *-līk). Analyzable as ryttare + -lig.

Cognate of Dutch ridderlijk, German ritterlich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²rɪd.er.lɪɡ/

Adjective

ridderlig (comparative ridderligare, superlative ridderligast)

  1. chivalrous

Declension

Inflection of ridderlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ridderlig ridderligare ridderligast
neuter singular ridderligt ridderligare ridderligast
plural ridderliga ridderligare ridderligast
masculine plural2 ridderlige ridderligare ridderligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ridderlige ridderligare ridderligaste
all ridderliga ridderligare ridderligaste

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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