Borrowed from German öffentlich (“public”) (earlier also written offentlich), derived from the adjective German offen (“open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz, cf. Danish åben, English open.
offentlig
| Inflection of offentlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | offentlig | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | offentligt | — | —2 |
| Plural | offentlige | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | offentlige | — | — |
| 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. | |||
From German öffentlich.
offentlig (neuter singular offentlig, definite singular and plural offentlige)
From German öffentlich, from Middle High German offen, Old High German offan, ofan, ophan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Cognate with Swedish öppen.
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offentlig
| Inflection of offentlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | offentlig | — | — |
| Neuter singular | offentligt | — | — |
| Plural | offentliga | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | offentlige | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | offentlige | — | — |
| All | offentliga | — | — |
| 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 | |||