sjælden
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Danish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse sjaldan (“seldom”), Proto-Germanic *seldanē, cognate with English seldom, German selten (“rare, rarely”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sjælden (neuter sjældent, plural and definite singular attributive sjældne)
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of sjælden | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | sjælden | sjældnere | sjældnest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | sjældent | sjældnere | sjældnest2 |
| Plural | sjældne | sjældnere | sjældnest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | sjældne | sjældnere | sjældneste |
| 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[edit]
Adverb[edit]
sjælden (also sjældent, comparative sjældnere, superlative sjældnest)