tjenlig

Danish

Etymology

From tjene (“to serve”) +‎ -lig. Calque of German dienlich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɕɛːnli]

Adjective

tjenlig

  1. serviceable
  2. cultivable (earth)

Inflection

Inflection of tjenlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular tjenlig — —2
indefinite neuter singular tjenligt — —2
plural te — —2
definite attributive1 te — —

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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