"høflig" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhøːflɪ/ Forms: høflig [neuter, singular], høflige [definite, plural, singular], høfligere [comparative], høfligst [indefinite, superlative], høfligste [definite, superlative]
Etymology: From German Low German hövelik and German höflich. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|nds-de|hövelik}} German Low German hövelik, {{der|nb|de|höflich}} German höflich Head templates: {{head|nb|adjective|neuter singular|høflig|definite singular and plural|høflige|comparative|høfligere|indefinite superlative|høfligst|definite superlative|høfligste}} høflig (neuter singular høflig, definite singular and plural høflige, comparative høfligere, indefinite superlative høfligst, definite superlative høfligste)
  1. polite, courteous Related terms: høfleg [Nynorsk]

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "uhøflig"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "nds-de",
        "3": "hövelik"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German hövelik",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "höflich"
      },
      "expansion": "German höflich",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Low German hövelik and German höflich.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "høflig",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "høflige",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "høfligere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "høfligst",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "høfligste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "10": "høfligst",
        "11": "definite superlative",
        "12": "høfligste",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "neuter singular",
        "4": "høflig",
        "5": "definite singular and plural",
        "6": "høflige",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "høfligere",
        "9": "indefinite superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "høflig (neuter singular høflig, definite singular and plural høflige, comparative høfligere, indefinite superlative høfligst, definite superlative høfligste)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "polite, courteous"
      ],
      "id": "en-høflig-nb-adj-usjBxDzt",
      "links": [
        [
          "polite",
          "polite"
        ],
        [
          "courteous",
          "courteous"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Nynorsk"
          ],
          "word": "høfleg"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhøːflɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "høflig"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "uhøflig"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "nds-de",
        "3": "hövelik"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German hövelik",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "höflich"
      },
      "expansion": "German höflich",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Low German hövelik and German höflich.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "høflig",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "høflige",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "høfligere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "høfligst",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "høfligste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "10": "høfligst",
        "11": "definite superlative",
        "12": "høfligste",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "neuter singular",
        "4": "høflig",
        "5": "definite singular and plural",
        "6": "høflige",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "høfligere",
        "9": "indefinite superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "høflig (neuter singular høflig, definite singular and plural høflige, comparative høfligere, indefinite superlative høfligst, definite superlative høfligste)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Nynorsk"
      ],
      "word": "høfleg"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål adjectives",
        "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from German",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from German Low German",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "polite, courteous"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "polite",
          "polite"
        ],
        [
          "courteous",
          "courteous"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhøːflɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "høflig"
}

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