sparsommelig

Danish

Etymology

From sparsom (“scanty, sparing”) +‎ -lig (adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sparsɔmˀəli/, [sb̥ɑˈsʌmˀl̩li]

Adjective

sparsommelig (neuter sparsommeligt, plural and definite singular attributive sparsommelige)

thrifty, frugal

Inflection

Inflection of *sparsommelig*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	sparsommelig	sparsommeligere	sparsommeligst²
indefinite neuter singular	sparsommeligt	sparsommeligere	sparsommeligst²
plural	sparsommelige	sparsommeligere	sparsommeligst²
definite attributive¹	sparsommelige	sparsommeligere	sparsommeligste

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

sparsommelighed

References

“sparsommelig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From sparsom +‎ -lig.

Adjective

sparsommelig (neuter singular sparsommelig, definite singular and plural sparsommelige)

thrifty, frugal

References

“sparsommelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.