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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish særlik, from Old Norse sérligr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
særlig (neuter særligt, plural and definite singular attributive særlige)
- special; particular
Inflection
| Inflection of særlig
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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særlig
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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særligt
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| Plural
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særlige
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| Definite attributive1
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særlige
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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.
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References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse sérligr. Cf. Norwegian Nynorsk særleg and Danish særlig. Related to Swedish särskilt. The Swedish and Danish word is never used as an interjection.
Adjective
særlig (neuter singular særlig, definite singular and plural særlige)
- special, particular
Adverb
særlig
- especially
Interjection
særlig
- yeah right!, duh!
See also
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