hjemlig
Danish
Etymology
From hjem (“home”) + -lig (“-ly”), calque of German heimlich (in modern German replaced by heimisch, einheimisch in this sense). Virtually a doublet of hemmelig (“secret”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɛmli/, [ˈjɛmli]
Adjective
hjemlig (neuter hjemligt, plural and definite singular attributive hjemlige)
- domestic (belonging to a specific region or nation, one's own country)
- Synonyms: indenlandsk, national Antonym: udenlandsk
- domestic (belonging to a home)
- homelike, homey, cozey
- Synonym: hyggelig
Inflection
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
References
- “hjemlig” in Den Danske Ordbog
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