jämmerlig

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word jämmerlig. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word jämmerlig, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say jämmerlig in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word jämmerlig you have here. The definition of the word jämmerlig will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofjämmerlig, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Swedish

Etymology

jämmer +‎ -lig. Cognate of Danish jammerlig, Old High German jāmarlīh, Middle High German jāmerlīch, jæmerlīch, German jämmerlich.

Adjective

jämmerlig (comparative jämmerligare, superlative jämmerligast)

  1. pitiful, pathetic

Declension

Inflection of jämmerlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular jämmerlig jämmerligare jämmerligast
neuter singular jämmerligt jämmerligare jämmerligast
plural jämmerliga jämmerligare jämmerligast
masculine plural2 jämmerlige jämmerligare jämmerligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 jämmerlige jämmerligare jämmerligaste
all jämmerliga jämmerligare jämmerligaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References