væsentlig

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Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German wesentlich, German wesentlich, from Wesen +‎ -lich = væsen +‎ -lig.

Pronunciation

Adjective

væsentlig

  1. essential
  2. important
  3. considerable, substantial

Inflection

Inflection of væsentlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular væsentlig væsentligere væsentligst2
indefinite neuter singular væsentligt væsentligere væsentligst2
plural væsentlige væsentligere væsentligst2
definite attributive1 væsentlige væsentligere væsentligste

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.

Adverb

væsentlig

  1. significantly
  2. chiefly, mostly
  3. practically

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