From sparsom (“scanty, sparing”) + -lig (adjective suffix).
sparsommelig (neuter sparsommeligt, plural and definite singular attributive sparsommelige)
Inflection of sparsommelig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | sparsommelig | sparsommeligere | sparsommeligst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | sparsommeligt | sparsommeligere | sparsommeligst2 |
Plural | sparsommelige | sparsommeligere | sparsommeligst2 |
Definite attributive1 | sparsommelige | sparsommeligere | sparsommeligste |
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. |
sparsommelig (neuter singular sparsommelig, definite singular and plural sparsommelige)