alvorlig

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Danish

Etymology

From alvor (seriousness) +‎ -lig, from Old Norse alvarligr.

Pronunciation

Adjective

alvorlig

  1. serious (important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play)
  2. grave
  3. earnest
  4. grievous
  5. (adverbial) seriously, gravely, earnestly, severely, grievously, thoroughly

Inflection

Inflection of alvorlig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular alvorlig alvorligere alvorligst2
Indefinite neuter singular alvorligt alvorligere alvorligst2
Plural alvorlige alvorligere alvorligst2
Definite attributive1 alvorlige alvorligere alvorligste
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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From alvor +‎ -lig.

Adjective

alvorlig (neuter singular alvorlig, definite singular and plural alvorlige, comparative alvorligere, indefinite superlative alvorligst, definite superlative alvorligste)

  1. serious, severe, grave

Derived terms

Adverb

alvorlig

  1. seriously

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