hederlig
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish hēþerliker, equivalent to heder + -lig
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
hederlig (comparative hederligare, superlative hederligast)
- honest, honorable, not corrupt
- traditional and valued, good
- När datorerna lade av, fick vi ta till gamla hederliga skrivmaskiner
- When the computers went down, we had to resort to good ("honest") old-fashioned typewriters
Usage notes[edit]
- reliable
Often used in the constructions gammal hederlig ("good old-fashioned") or vanlig, hederlig ("ordinary, reliable") if one wants to stress that it has been used, and tried, for a long time or by a lot of people, respectively.
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of hederlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | hederlig | hederligare | hederligast |
| Neuter singular | hederligt | hederligare | hederligast |
| Plural | hederliga | hederligare | hederligast |
| Masculine plural3 | hederlige | hederligare | hederligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | hederlige | hederligare | hederligaste |
| All | hederliga | hederligare | hederligaste |
| 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 | |||