offentlig

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German öffentlich (“public”) (earlier also written offentlich), derived from the adjective German offen (“open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz, cf. Danish åben, English open.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʌfənd̥li], [ˈʌfn̩li]

Adjective

offentlig

1. public

Inflection

Inflection of offentlig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	offentlig	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	offentligt	—	—2
plural	offentlige	—	—2
definite attributive1	offentlige	—	—

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.

See also

• offentligt
• offentlighed
• offentlig person
• offentliggøre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German öffentlich.

Adjective

offentlig (neuter singular offentlig, definite singular and plural offentlige)

1. public

Derived terms

• offentliggjøre
• offentlighet

See also

• offentleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “offentlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From German öffentlich, from Middle High German offen, Old High German offan, ofan, ophan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Cognate with Swedish öppen.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

offentlig

1. public (pertaining to the affairs or official affairs of all people)

Declension

Inflection of offentlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	offentlig	—	—
neuter singular	offentligt	—	—
plural	offentliga	—	—
masculine plural2	offentlige	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	offentlige	—	—
all	offentliga	—	—

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.

Derived terms

• offentlig toalett (“public toilet”)

References

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