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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish vanlig, vaanlig, from Old Norse vanaligr. Equivalent to vane (habit, practice) + -lig (-like, -ly, -ous, adjective-forming suffix). Cognates include Swedish vanlig and Icelandic vanalegur.

Adjective

vanlig (neuter vanligt, plural and definite singular attributive vanlige)

  1. usual, ordinary, customary
    Synonym: sædvanlig

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.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Inherited from Danish vanlig, from Old Norse vanaligr. Compare Swedish vanlig, Icelandic vanalegur and Norwegian Nynorsk vanleg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑ̂nlɪ/
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Adjective

vanlig (neuter singular vanlig, definite singular and plural vanlige, comparative vanligere, indefinite superlative vanligst, definite superlative vanligste)

  1. common, usual, typical
  2. ordinary

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse vanaligr. Compare Danish vanlig, Icelandic vanalegur and Norwegian Nynorsk vanleg.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vanlig (comparative vanligare, superlative vanligast)

  1. common, usual
  2. ordinary

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.

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