See also: lédig

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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ledig (neuter ledigt, plural and definite singular attributive ledige)

  1. 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.
  2. (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.
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  3. 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.
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    • 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.
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    • 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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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleːdɪx/
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Etymology 1

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See leeg.

Adjective

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ledig (comparative lediger, superlative ledigst)

  1. (dated, outside of formal or literary contexts) Alternative form of leeg
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Declension of ledig
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

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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ledig

  1. inflection of ledigen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lëdic, lëdec, from Old High German *lidig, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.

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ledig (strong nominative masculine singular lediger, comparative lediger, superlative am ledigsten)

  1. unmarried
    Synonym: unverheiratet
  2. (officialese, more specifically) never having been married
    Coordinate terms: verheiratet, geschieden, verwitwet
  3. (literary) free; rid [with genitive ‘of someone/something’]
    Synonyms: frei, ungebunden, los
    aller Sorgen ledigfree 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.
  4. (archaic, of a child) born out of wedlock
    Synonyms: unehelich, illegitim
  5. (archaic, dialectal) empty
    Synonym: leer

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Further reading

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  • ledig” in Duden online
  • ledig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.

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ledig (neuter singular ledig, definite singular and plural ledige)

  1. unoccupied, vacant
  2. spare (capacity)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.

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ledig (neuter singular ledig, definite singular and plural ledige)

  1. unoccupied, vacant
  2. spare (capacity)

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.

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ledig (comparative ledigare, superlative ledigast)

  1. 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.
  2. relaxed, casual, informal
    ledig stil
    casual style

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Inflection of ledig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ledig ledigare ledigast
neuter singular ledigt ledigare ledigast
plural lediga ledigare ledigast
masculine plural2 ledige ledigare ledigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ledige ledigare ledigaste
all lediga ledigare ledigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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