Borrowed from German appetitlich. Cognate of Danish appetitlig. By surface analysis, aptit + -lig. Compare English appetizing, French appétissant.
aptitlig (comparative aptitligare, superlative aptitligast)
Inflection of aptitlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | aptitlig | aptitligare | aptitligast |
Neuter singular | aptitligt | aptitligare | aptitligast |
Plural | aptitliga | aptitligare | aptitligast |
Masculine plural3 | aptitlige | aptitligare | aptitligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | aptitlige | aptitligare | aptitligaste |
All | aptitliga | aptitligare | aptitligaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |