eventyrlig

Danish

Alternative forms

• æventyrlig (obsolete)

Etymology

From eventyr (“fairytale”) +‎ -lig (“-ly”), compare German abenteuerlich (“adventurous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛːvəntyːˀrli/, [ɛwn̩ˈtˢyɐ̯ˀli]

Adjective

eventyrlig (neuter eventyrligt, plural and definite singular attributive eventyrlige)

1. fantastic, marvellous, magical
   • 1883, Henrik Pontoppidan, Sandinge Menighed: og andre Noveller og Skitser, repr. 2015, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN

     De gjorde sig de eventyrligste Forestillinger om, hvad disse bestandig omtalte Gendarmer egentlig var for Væsner, og hvad der vilde ske, naar de endelig ankom.

     They made for themselves the most fanciful conceptions of what sort of creatures these constantly discussed gensdarmes actually were, and what would happen when they finally arrived.

   • 1792, Jens Baggesen, Labyrinten, repr. 2015, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN

     Hvad er skiønnere, naturligere, eventyrligere, meere fortryllende end en Serenade?

     What is more beautiful, more natural, more magical, more enchanting than a serenade?

Inflection

Inflection of eventyrlig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	eventyrlig	eventyrligere	eventyrligst2
Indefinite neuter singular	eventyrligt	eventyrligere	eventyrligst2
Plural	eventyrlige	eventyrligere	eventyrligst2
Definite attributive1	eventyrlige	eventyrligere	eventyrligste
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.

References

• “eventyrlig” in Den Danske Ordbog