ledig
Danish
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ledig (neuter ledigt, plural and definite singular attributive ledige)
- unoccupied
- Der er ingen ledige båse, så i stedet må vi lave lort i vaskene.
- There are no free stalls, so we must, instead, crap in the sinks.
- Der er ingen ledige båse, så i stedet må vi lave lort i vaskene.
- (mildly euphemistic) unemployed
- 1977, LO-Bladet:
- Men man er enige om, at det er vigtigt at få de unge i gang med noget meningsfyldt, og så er der i øvrigt kun ganske få ledige tømrere i Kolding.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- single, not in a committed relationship (especially marriage)
- 2010, Monica Krog-Meyer, Plusalderen, Art People, →ISBN, page 31:
- Fra min tid som enlig i 39-49-årsalderen husker jeg, hvor svært det Var at finde ledige mænd. Jo ældre jeg blev, jo mindre morsomt var det at gå i byen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2017, Knud Hjortø, Præster, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- Ældre piger, der holder hus for ledige mænd, er af eet stykke, hvad enten de er hellige eller ikke: de vil giftes; ...
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- 2010, Peter Henningsen, Hundemordet i Vimmelskaftet: og andre fortællinger fra 1700-tallets København, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN, page 58:
- Man bryder sig simpelthen ikke om løsgående kvinder. 'Løse' og ledige kvinder, der bor alene på lejede værelser, advares om, at de af myndighederne betragtes som en potentiel trussel mod sædeligheden.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2017, Arne Falk-Rønne, Dr. Klapperslange, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- De purunge piger må han ikke røre, for de er endnu „salgsvarer“ i den forstand, at de ved et ægteskab kan indbringe deres forældre en affindelsessum. Hvis han bestemmer sig for en af de ledige kvinder, arrangerer hendes tidligere mand ...
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Synonyms
[edit]- (unemployed): arbejdsløs, arbejdsledig, ubeskæftiget
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]See leeg.
Adjective
[edit]ledig (comparative lediger, superlative ledigst)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ledig | ||||
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uninflected | ledig | |||
inflected | ledige | |||
comparative | lediger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | ledig | lediger | het ledigst het ledigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | ledige | ledigere | ledigste |
n. sing. | ledig | lediger | ledigste | |
plural | ledige | ledigere | ledigste | |
definite | ledige | ledigere | ledigste | |
partitive | ledigs | ledigers | — |
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]ledig
- inflection of ledigen:
Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German lëdic, lëdec, from Old High German *lidig, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈleːdɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈleːdɪk/ (most southern German, Austrian, and Swiss speakers)
Audio (Austria): (file) Audio (Southern Germany): (file)
Adjective
[edit]ledig (strong nominative masculine singular lediger, comparative lediger, superlative am ledigsten)
- unmarried
- Synonym: unverheiratet
- (officialese, more specifically) never having been married
- Coordinate terms: verheiratet, geschieden, verwitwet
- (literary) free; rid [with genitive ‘of someone/something’]
- Synonyms: frei, ungebunden, los
- aller Sorgen ledig ― free of all concerns
- 1976, Utta Danella, Der Sommer des glücklichen Narren, Munich, Germany: Franz Schneekluth Verlag, →ISBN, page 265:
- Du bist aller Verantwortung ledig. Du kümmerst dich weder um deine Frau noch um dein Kind, sondern amüsierst dich mit fremden Weibern.
- You are free of all responsibility. You take care of neither your wife nor your child; instead, you amuse yourself with random bimbos.
- (archaic, of a child) born out of wedlock
- (archaic, dialectal) empty
- Synonym: leer
Declension
[edit]number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist ledig | sie ist ledig | es ist ledig | sie sind ledig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | lediger | ledige | lediges | ledige |
genitive | ledigen | lediger | ledigen | lediger | |
dative | ledigem | lediger | ledigem | ledigen | |
accusative | ledigen | ledige | lediges | ledige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der ledige | die ledige | das ledige | die ledigen |
genitive | des ledigen | der ledigen | des ledigen | der ledigen | |
dative | dem ledigen | der ledigen | dem ledigen | den ledigen | |
accusative | den ledigen | die ledige | das ledige | die ledigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein lediger | eine ledige | ein lediges | (keine) ledigen |
genitive | eines ledigen | einer ledigen | eines ledigen | (keiner) ledigen | |
dative | einem ledigen | einer ledigen | einem ledigen | (keinen) ledigen | |
accusative | einen ledigen | eine ledige | ein lediges | (keine) ledigen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist lediger | sie ist lediger | es ist lediger | sie sind lediger | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ledigerer | ledigere | ledigeres | ledigere |
genitive | ledigeren | ledigerer | ledigeren | ledigerer | |
dative | ledigerem | ledigerer | ledigerem | ledigeren | |
accusative | ledigeren | ledigere | ledigeres | ledigere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der ledigere | die ledigere | das ledigere | die ledigeren |
genitive | des ledigeren | der ledigeren | des ledigeren | der ledigeren | |
dative | dem ledigeren | der ledigeren | dem ledigeren | den ledigeren | |
accusative | den ledigeren | die ledigere | das ledigere | die ledigeren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein ledigerer | eine ledigere | ein ledigeres | (keine) ledigeren |
genitive | eines ledigeren | einer ledigeren | eines ledigeren | (keiner) ledigeren | |
dative | einem ledigeren | einer ledigeren | einem ledigeren | (keinen) ledigeren | |
accusative | einen ledigeren | eine ledigere | ein ledigeres | (keine) ledigeren |
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.
Adjective
[edit]ledig (neuter singular ledig, definite singular and plural ledige)
- unoccupied, vacant
- spare (capacity)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “ledig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ledig (neuter singular ledig, definite singular and plural ledige)
- unoccupied, vacant
- spare (capacity)
References
[edit]- “ledig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ledig (comparative ledigare, superlative ledigast)
- free, available, not occupied
- Oscar Zia, quoted by Måns Wallgren, "”Jag är italienare så jag kan vara kinkig”", Dagens Nyheter, March 10th 2016.
- Ja, det är mycket jobb och lite ledig tid.
- Oscar Zia, quoted by Måns Wallgren, "”Jag är italienare så jag kan vara kinkig”", Dagens Nyheter, March 10th 2016.
- relaxed, casual, informal
- ledig stil
- casual style
Declension
[edit]Inflection of ledig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | ledig | ledigare | ledigast |
Neuter singular | ledigt | ledigare | ledigast |
Plural | lediga | ledigare | ledigast |
Masculine plural3 | ledige | ledigare | ledigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | ledige | ledigare | ledigaste |
All | lediga | ledigare | ledigaste |
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 |
Antonyms
[edit]- formell (1)
- reserverad (1, 2)
- strikt (2)
- upptagen (1)
Further reading
[edit]- ledig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (14th ed., online)
- ledig in Svensk ordbok.
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