saftig
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom saft (“juice”) + -ig, after German saftig (“juicy”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsaftig
Inflection
editInflection of saftig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | saftig | saftigere | saftigst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | saftigt | saftigere | saftigst2 |
Plural | saftige | saftigere | saftigst2 |
Definite attributive1 | saftige | saftigere | saftigste |
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. |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “saftig” in Den Danske Ordbog
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German saftic, saffic, saffec, seffic. Equivalent to Saft + -ig.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈzaf.t(ʰ)ɪç/, /ˈzaɸ.tɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈsaf.tɪk/, /ˈsaɸ.tɪk/, [zaf-], [z̥af-], [-d̥ɪɡ̥] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: saf‧tig
Adjective
editsaftig (strong nominative masculine singular saftiger, comparative saftiger, superlative am saftigsten)
Declension
editPositive forms of saftig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist saftig | sie ist saftig | es ist saftig | sie sind saftig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | saftiger | saftige | saftiges | saftige |
genitive | saftigen | saftiger | saftigen | saftiger | |
dative | saftigem | saftiger | saftigem | saftigen | |
accusative | saftigen | saftige | saftiges | saftige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der saftige | die saftige | das saftige | die saftigen |
genitive | des saftigen | der saftigen | des saftigen | der saftigen | |
dative | dem saftigen | der saftigen | dem saftigen | den saftigen | |
accusative | den saftigen | die saftige | das saftige | die saftigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein saftiger | eine saftige | ein saftiges | (keine) saftigen |
genitive | eines saftigen | einer saftigen | eines saftigen | (keiner) saftigen | |
dative | einem saftigen | einer saftigen | einem saftigen | (keinen) saftigen | |
accusative | einen saftigen | eine saftige | ein saftiges | (keine) saftigen |
Comparative forms of saftig
Superlative forms of saftig
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “saftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “saftig” in Duden online
- “saftig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “saftig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Norwegian Bokmål
editAdjective
editsaftig (neuter singular saftig, definite singular and plural saftige, comparative saftigere, indefinite superlative saftigst, definite superlative saftigste)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “saftig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAdjective
editsaftig (neuter singular saftig, definite singular and plural saftige, comparative saftigare, indefinite superlative saftigast, definite superlative saftigaste)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “saftig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom saft (“juice”) + -ig, after German saftig (“juicy”).
Adjective
editsaftig (comparative saftigare, superlative saftigast)
- juicy, succulent; having lots of juice
- juicy; enticing and at least partly scandalous; gossip-worthy
- (figuratively) hefty (usually of a fee or bill)
Declension
editInflection of saftig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | saftig | saftigare | saftigast |
Neuter singular | saftigt | saftigare | saftigast |
Plural | saftiga | saftigare | saftigast |
Masculine plural3 | saftige | saftigare | saftigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | saftige | saftigare | saftigaste |
All | saftiga | saftigare | saftigaste |
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 |
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- saftig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- saftig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- saftig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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- German 2-syllable words
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- German lemmas
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
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- Swedish terms suffixed with -ig
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- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives