deftig
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German [Term?]. Equivalent to deft + -ig. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
deftig (comparative deftiger, superlative deftigst)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of deftig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | deftig | |||
| inflected | deftige | |||
| comparative | deftiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | deftig | deftiger | het deftigst het deftigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | deftige | deftigere | deftigste |
| n. sing. | deftig | deftiger | deftigste | |
| plural | deftige | deftigere | deftigste | |
| definite | deftige | deftigere | deftigste | |
| partitive | deftigs | deftigers | — | |
Synonyms edit
- (pompous): statig
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Papiamentu: dèftu
German edit
Etymology edit
Via German Low German from Dutch deftig, itself seemingly from West Frisian. The original sense of the Dutch word is not quite clear but would have run on the lines of “suitable, solid, weighty”. The further semantic development has been such that the word now, arguably, has opposite senses in German (“coarse, rustic”) and Dutch (“refined, genteel”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛftɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛftɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: def‧tig
Adjective edit
deftig (strong nominative masculine singular deftiger, comparative deftiger, superlative am deftigsten)
- firm, rough, coarse (most often of speech or behaviour)
- (food) substantial, hearty, rustic
- (dated or regional) solid, presentable
Declension edit
Positive forms of deftig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist deftig | sie ist deftig | es ist deftig | sie sind deftig | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | deftiger | deftige | deftiges | deftige |
| genitive | deftigen | deftiger | deftigen | deftiger | |
| dative | deftigem | deftiger | deftigem | deftigen | |
| accusative | deftigen | deftige | deftiges | deftige | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der deftige | die deftige | das deftige | die deftigen |
| genitive | des deftigen | der deftigen | des deftigen | der deftigen | |
| dative | dem deftigen | der deftigen | dem deftigen | den deftigen | |
| accusative | den deftigen | die deftige | das deftige | die deftigen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein deftiger | eine deftige | ein deftiges | (keine) deftigen |
| genitive | eines deftigen | einer deftigen | eines deftigen | (keiner) deftigen | |
| dative | einem deftigen | einer deftigen | einem deftigen | (keinen) deftigen | |
| accusative | einen deftigen | eine deftige | ein deftiges | (keine) deftigen | |
Comparative forms of deftig
Superlative forms of deftig