högtidlig
Swedish
Etymology
From högtid + -lig. Compare with Danish højtidelig.
Adjective
högtidlig (comparative högtidligare, superlative högtidligast)
- ceremonious, solemn (characterized by ceremonial formality or solemnity)
Declension
| Inflection of högtidlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | högtidlig | högtidligare | högtidligast |
| Neuter singular | högtidligt | högtidligare | högtidligast |
| Plural | högtidliga | högtidligare | högtidligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | högtidlige | högtidligare | högtidligaste |
| All | högtidliga | högtidligare | högtidligaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
References
- högtidlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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