svag
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German swak, compare with German schwach.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsvag (neuter svagt, plural and definite singular attributive svage, comparative svagere, superlative (predicative) svagest, superlative (attributive) svageste)
- weak; lacking in force or ability
Inflection
editInflection of svag | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | svag | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | svagt | — | —2 |
Plural | svage | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | svage | — | — |
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. |
Antonyms
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit“svag” in Den Danske Ordbog
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Compare with German schwach. The form with -g- is due to Danish influence.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsvag (comparative svagare, superlative svagast)
Declension
editInflection of svag | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | svag | svagare | svagast |
Neuter singular | svagt | svagare | svagast |
Plural | svaga | svagare | svagast |
Masculine plural3 | svage | svagare | svagast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | svage | svagare | svagaste |
All | svaga | svagare | svagaste |
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 |
Synonyms
edit- (dilute): lätt- (chiefly about alcohol)
Antonyms
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit“svag”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy][1] (in Swedish), 1937
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