sorglig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sorgheliker, equivalent to sorg +‎ -lig. Cognate of German sorglich, Danish sørgelig.

Adjective

sorglig (comparative sorgligare, superlative sorgligast)

  1. sad

Declension
Inflection of sorglig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular sorglig sorgligare sorgligast
Neuter singular sorgligt sorgligare sorgligast
Plural sorgliga sorgligare sorgligast
Masculine plural3 sorglige sorgligare sorgligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 sorglige sorgligare sorgligaste
All sorgliga sorgligare sorgligaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms
  • sorglighet

References
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