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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)
- 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.
- Der er ingen ledige båse, så i stedet må vi lave lort i vaskene.
- (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)
- 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
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
- (unemployed): arbejdsløs, arbejdsledig, ubeskæftiget
Derived terms
- langtidsledig
Further reading
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See leeg.
Adjective
ledig (comparative lediger, superlative ledigst)
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ledig
- inflection of ledigen:
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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)
- unmarried
- Synonym: unverheiratet
- (officialese, more specifically) never having been married
- Coordinate terms: verheiratet, geschieden, verwitwet
- (literary) free; rid [with genitive ‘of someone/something’]
- Synonyms: frei, ungebunden, los
- aller Sorgen ledig ― free 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.
- (archaic, of a child) born out of wedlock
- (archaic, dialectal) empty
- Synonym: leer
Declension
Positive forms of ledig
Comparative forms of ledig
Superlative forms of ledig
Related terms
See also
Further reading
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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)
- unoccupied, vacant
- spare (capacity)
See also
References
- “ledig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ledig (neuter singular ledig, definite singular and plural ledige)
- unoccupied, vacant
- spare (capacity)
References
- “ledig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ledig (comparative ledigare, superlative ledigast)
- 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.
- Oscar Zia, quoted by Måns Wallgren, "”Jag är italienare så jag kan vara kinkig”", Dagens Nyheter, March 10th 2016.
- relaxed, casual, informal
- ledig stil
- casual style
Declension
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
- formell (1)
- reserverad (1, 2)
- strikt (2)
- upptagen (1)
Further reading
- ledig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (14th ed., online)
- ledig in Svensk ordbok.
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