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ledig

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See also: lédig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz, influenced by Middle Low German ledich.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ledig (neuter ledigt, plural and definite singular attributive ledige)

  1. unoccupied
    Der er ingen ledige båse, så i stedet må vi lave lort i vaskene.
    There are no free stalls, so we must, instead, crap in the sinks.
  2. (mildly euphemistic) unemployed
    • 1977, LO-Bladet:
      Men man er enige om, at det er vigtigt at få de unge i gang med noget meningsfyldt, og så er der i øvrigt kun ganske få ledige tømrere i Kolding.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. single, not in a committed relationship (especially marriage)
    • 2010, Monica Krog-Meyer, Plusalderen, Art People, →ISBN, page 31:
      Fra min tid som enlig i 39-49-årsalderen husker jeg, hvor svært det Var at finde ledige mænd. Jo ældre jeg blev, jo mindre morsomt var det at gå i byen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2017, Knud Hjortø, Præster, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Ældre piger, der holder hus for ledige mænd, er af eet stykke, hvad enten de er hellige eller ikke: de vil giftes; ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2010, Peter Henningsen, Hundemordet i Vimmelskaftet: og andre fortællinger fra 1700-tallets København, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN, page 58:
      Man bryder sig simpelthen ikke om løsgående kvinder. 'Løse' og ledige kvinder, der bor alene på lejede værelser, advares om, at de af myndighederne betragtes som en potentiel trussel mod sædeligheden.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2017, Arne Falk-Rønne, Dr. Klapperslange, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      De purunge piger må han ikke røre, for de er endnu „salgsvarer“ i den forstand, at de ved et ægteskab kan indbringe deres forældre en affindelsessum. Hvis han bestemmer sig for en af de ledige kvinder, arrangerer hendes tidligere mand ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Inflection

More information positive, comparative ...

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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • langtidsledig

Further reading

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːdɪx/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

See leeg.

Adjective

ledig (comparative lediger, superlative ledigst)

  1. (dated, outside of formal or literary contexts) alternative form of leeg
Declension
More information Declension of, uninflected ...

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ledig

  1. inflection of ledigen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German lëdic, lëdec, from Old High German *lidig, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ledig (strong nominative masculine singular lediger, comparative lediger, superlative am ledigsten)

  1. unmarried
    Synonym: unverheiratet
  2. (officialese, more specifically) never having been married
    Coordinate terms: verheiratet, geschieden, verwitwet
  3. (literary) free; rid [with genitive ‘of someone/something’]
    Synonyms: frei, ungebunden, los
    aller Sorgen ledigfree of all concerns
    • 1976, Utta Danella, Der Sommer des glücklichen Narren, Munich, Germany: Franz Schneekluth Verlag, →ISBN, page 265:
      Du bist aller Verantwortung ledig. Du kümmerst dich weder um deine Frau noch um dein Kind, sondern amüsierst dich mit fremden Weibern.
      You are free of all responsibility. You take care of neither your wife nor your child; instead, you amuse yourself with random bimbos.
  4. (archaic, of a child) born out of wedlock
    Synonyms: unehelich, illegitim
  5. (archaic, dialectal) empty
    Synonym: leer

Declension

See also

Further reading

  • ledig” in Duden online
  • ledig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.

Adjective

ledig (neuter singular ledig, definite singular and plural ledige)

  1. unoccupied, vacant
  2. spare (capacity)

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ledig (neuter singular ledig, definite singular and plural ledige)

  1. unoccupied, vacant
  2. spare (capacity)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ledig (comparative ledigare, superlative ledigast)

  1. free, available, not occupied
    • Oscar Zia, quoted by Måns Wallgren, "”Jag är italienare så jag kan vara kinkig”", Dagens Nyheter, March 10th 2016.
      Ja, det är mycket jobb och lite ledig tid.
  2. relaxed, casual, informal
    ledig stil
    casual style

Declension

More information Indefinite, positive ...

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.

Antonyms

Further reading

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