egentlig

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Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German ēgentlik (“actual”), related to Swedish egentlig, German eigentlich, Dutch eigenlijk. Derived from the adjective Middle Low German ēgen (“own”), from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, cf. Danish egen,German eigen, English own.

Pronunciation

Adjective

egentlig

  1. real, actual
  2. essential, important
  3. positive (definitely laid down, explicitly stated)
  4. proper

Inflection

Inflection of egentlig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular egentlig — —2
Indefinite neuter singular egentligt — —2
Plural egentlige — —2
Definite attributive1 egentlige — —
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.

Synonyms

Adverb

egentlig

  1. really, actually
  2. after all
  3. exactly, precisely
  4. strictly speaking
  5. originally

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German egentlik.

Adjective

egentlig (neuter singular egentlig, definite singular and plural egentlige)

  1. actual
  2. proper, real, true

Adverb

egentlig

  1. actually

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References

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈjɛntlɪ(ɡ)/, (colloquial) /ɛˈjɛŋklɪ(ɡ)/
  • Compare the colloquial pronunciation, where -änt becomes -enk, with äntligen and ordentlig.

Adjective

egentlig (not comparable)

  1. real, actual
    Det går att dra den slutsatsen också men det egentliga budskapet var faktiskt allas lika värde.
    You can draw that conclusion as well but the real message was actually equality for everyone.
  2. (arithmetic, about fractions) proper
    Antonym: oegentlig
  3. proper, in the very strictest sense of the word.
    Egentliga Sverige är en term som användes för att beskriva Sverige exklusive dess erövrade områden.
    Sweden proper is a term that was used to talk about Sweden excluding its conquered areas.

Declension

Inflection of egentlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular egentlig — —
Neuter singular egentligt — —
Plural egentliga — —
Masculine plural3 egentlige — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 egentlige — —
All egentliga — —
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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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