jomfruelig

Danish

Etymology
  • jomfru (“virgin”) +‎ -lig (adjective suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɔmfruːˀəli/, [jʌmˈfʁuˀuli], [jʌmˈfʁoˀoli]

Adjective

jomfruelig (neuter jomfrueligt, plural and definite singular attributive jomfruelige)

  1. virgin (not having had sex)
  2. (by extension) untouched; unexplored; unclaimed
    • 2007, Ulla Habermann, En postmoderne helgen?, Museum Tusculanum Press, →ISBN, page 54:
      Helt jomfrueligt var området dog ikke, ...
      The topic was however not completely virgin, ...
    • 2018, Søren Rasmussen, Den største safari: I begyndelsen var Afrika – historier om livets udvikling set gennem natur og mennesker i Afrika, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Bilparken modsiger drømmen om den vilde, øde og ganske jomfruelige natur.
      The carpark contrasts with the dream of the wild, deserted and quite virginal nature.

Inflection
Inflection of jomfruelig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular jomfruelig jomfrueligere jomfrueligst2
Neuter singular jomfrueligt jomfrueligere jomfrueligst2
Plural jomfruelige jomfrueligere jomfrueligst2
Definite attributive1 jomfruelige jomfrueligere jomfrueligste
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.

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

jomfru +‎ -lig, from Old Norse jungfrúligr.

Adjective

jomfruelig (indefinite singular jomfruelig, definite singular and plural jomfruelige)

  1. virgin, virginal

See also
  • jomfrueleg (Nynorsk)

References
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