kærlig

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kærligr, equivalent to kær (dear) +‎ -lig (-like).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kærlig

  1. loving, affectionate

Inflection

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Inflection of kærlig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular kærlig kærligere kærligst2
Indefinite neuter singular kærligt kærligere kærligst2
Plural kærlige kærligere kærligst2
Definite attributive1 kærlige kærligere kærligste
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.

Derived terms

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