mäktig
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish mæktogher, borrowed from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mäktig (comparative mäktigare, superlative mäktigast)
Declension edit
Inflection of mäktig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | mäktig | mäktigare | mäktigast |
Neuter singular | mäktigt | mäktigare | mäktigast |
Plural | mäktiga | mäktigare | mäktigast |
Masculine plural3 | mäktige | mäktigare | mäktigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | mäktige | mäktigare | mäktigaste |
All | mäktiga | mäktigare | mäktigaste |
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 |
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Further reading edit
- mäktig in Svensk ordbok.