sirlig

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German zierlich.

Adjective

sirlig (comparative sirligare, superlative sirligast)

1. ornate, artistic, elegant
2. (persons) graceful, refined

Declension

Inflection of sirlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	sirlig	sirligare	sirligast
Neuter singular	sirligt	sirligare	sirligast
Plural	sirliga	sirligare	sirligast
Masculine plural3	sirlige	sirligare	sirligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	sirlige	sirligare	sirligaste
All	sirliga	sirligare	sirligaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• sirlighet

Related terms

• sira
• sirat

References

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