festlig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From fest +‎ -lig.

Adjective

festlig (neuter singular festlig, definite singular and plural festlige, comparative festligere, indefinite superlative festligst, definite superlative festligste)

1. festive
2. amusing, comical, funny

See also

• festleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “festlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

fest +‎ -lig (“-ly”)

Adjective

festlig (comparative festligare, superlative festligast)

1. festive
2. amusing, comical, funny

Declension

Inflection of festlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	festlig	festligare	festligast
neuter singular	festligt	festligare	festligast
plural	festliga	festligare	festligast
masculine plural2	festlige	festligare	festligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	festlige	festligare	festligaste
all	festliga	festligare	festligaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• festlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• festlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• festlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)