The default value of the attribute Degree is positive (called `base' in EDEMD). The absolute superlative can be regarded as an additional degree; it is composed of the prefix `aller-' and the superlative of the adjective.
There is a huge number of adjectives which have periphrastic instead of inflectional comparison; in such cases the comparative is comprised of `mere' + the positive form of the adjective, and the superlative `mest' + the positive form. In corpus annotation, the analytical forms occurring in the text are recognised word-by-word, i.e. not recognised as comparative or superlative.
The EDEMD applies the attribute Comparison type to all adjectives; this feature is relevant to lexicons only. Traditional dictionaries of Danish indicate deviations from the regular inflectional patterns.
| Attribute | Value | Da. example | Da. tag |
| Degree | positive | dyr | adj_pos |
| comparative | dyrere | adj_comp | |
| superlative | dyrest | adj_sup | |