smålig

Danish

Etymology

From små (“small”) +‎ -lig, from Old Norse smáligr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /smɔli/, [ˈsmʌli]

Adjective

smålig

  1. petty
  2. stingy
  3. fussy
  4. carping, captious

Inflection

Inflection of smålig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular smålig — —2
Neuter singular småligt — —2
Plural smålige — —2
Definite attributive1 smålige — —
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.

Derived terms

  • smålighed

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse smáligr.

Adjective

smålig

  1. petty, barren
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