/ˈɑːdˌlɪɡ/
UrsprungAttested since 1560 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. The form adelig is the most common form until the end of the 18th century. From adel (“nobility”) + -ig (“-y”).
- not-comparableBelonging to the nobility.
“Man såg på hennes dyra kläder att hon var adlig.” — You could tell by her expensive clothing that she was noble.
- not-comparableCharacteristic of nobility.
Formeradlig(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive) · -(comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · -(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative) · adligt(indefinite, neuter, positive, singular) · -(comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular) · -(indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative) · adliga(indefinite, plural, positive) · -(comparative, indefinite, plural) · -(indefinite, plural, superlative) · adlige(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive) · -(archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural) · -(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative) · adlige(definite, masculine, positive, singular) · -(comparative, definite, masculine, singular) · -(definite, masculine, singular, superlative) · adliga(definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive) · -(comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form) · -(definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative)