varlig

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɑːʁlɪ]

Adjective

varlig

  1. careful, cautious

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish varliker, from var (“aware, attentive”), same word as the ware in English aware, + -liker (“-ly”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²vɑːɭɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

varlig (comparative varligare, superlative varligast)

  1. (somewhat dated) careful, cautious
    Synonym: försiktig

Declension
Inflection of varlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular varlig varligare varligast
Neuter singular varligt varligare varligast
Plural varliga varligare varligast
Masculine plural3 varlige varligare varligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 varlige varligare varligaste
All varliga varligare varligaste
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
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