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billig

billig

Danish

Adjective

billig

  1. cheap
Inflection
Inflection of billig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular billig billigere billigst2
Neuter singular billigt billigere billigst2
Plural billige billigere billigst2
Definite attributive1 billige billigere billigste
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.

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

billig

  1. imperative of billige

German

Etymology

From Old High German billīh ‎(“appropriate”), from Proto-Germanic *biliz ‎(“merciful, kind, decent, fair”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɪlɪç]
  • Hyphenation: bil‧lig

Adjective

billig ‎(comparative billiger, superlative am billigsten)

  1. cheap (low-priced)
    In Deutschland sind Lebensmittel billiger als in andern europäischen Ländern.
    In Germany, groceries are cheaper than in other European countries.
  2. cheap (of low quality, mediocre)
    Das Vorgehen der Regierung ist ein billiges Ablenkungsmanöver.
    The government's course of action is a cheap diversionary tactic.
  3. (archaic) appropriate, meet
    Die Strafe ist billig und recht.
    The punishment is appropriate and just.

Usage notes

Just like English cheap, the word billig has a positive and a negative meaning (see above). Their distinction depends on the context. In order to avoid the negative overtone, one can say günstig or kostengünstig.

Declension

Comparative forms of billig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist billiger sie ist billiger es ist billiger sie sind billiger
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative billigerer billigere billigeres billigere
genitive billigeren billigerer billigeren billigerer
dative billigerem billigerer billigerem billigeren
accusative billigeren billigere billigeres billigere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der billigere die billigere das billigere die billigeren
genitive des billigeren der billigeren des billigeren der billigeren
dative dem billigeren der billigeren dem billigeren den billigeren
accusative den billigeren die billigere das billigere die billigeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein billigerer eine billigere ein billigeres (keine) billigeren
genitive eines billigeren einer billigeren eines billigeren (keiner) billigeren
dative einem billigeren einer billigeren einem billigeren (keinen) billigeren
accusative einen billigeren eine billigere ein billigeres (keine) billigeren

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Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German billich

Adjective

billig ‎(neuter singular billig, definite singular and plural billige, comparative billigere, indefinite plural billigst, definite plural billigste)

  1. cheap, inexpensive

Antonyms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German billik, billich.

Pronunciation

Adjective

billig

  1. cheap; of low price, of little worth
  2. cheap, easy; requiring little effort
  3. (dated) reasonable, fair
    en billig begäran
    a reasonable request
    det är rätt och billigt
    that is fair and square

Declension

Inflection of billig
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular billig — —
Neuter singular billigt — —
Plural billiga — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 billige — —
All billiga — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Antonyms

Related terms

  • billighet

Etymology

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