skyldig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From late Old Norse skyldugr, from skyldr. In part influenced by Middle Low German schuldich and German schuldig.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
skyldig (neuter skyldigt, plural and definite singular attributive skyldige)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of skyldig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | skyldig | skyldigere | skyldigst2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | skyldigt | skyldigere | skyldigst2 |
| Plural | skyldige | skyldigere | skyldigst2 |
| Definite attributive1 | skyldige | skyldigere | skyldigste |
| 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 edit
- (antonym(s) of "guilty"): uskyldig
Related terms edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
skyldig (neuter singular skyldig, definite singular and plural skyldige)
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “skyldig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
skyldig (neuter singular skyldig, definite singular and plural skyldige)
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “skyldig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
skuld + -ig, from Old Swedish skyldogher, skuldogher, from skuld, skull. In part influenced by Middle Low German schuldich and German schuldig.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
skyldig (comparative skyldigare, superlative skyldigast)
Declension edit
| Inflection of skyldig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | skyldig | skyldigare | skyldigast |
| Neuter singular | skyldigt | skyldigare | skyldigast |
| Plural | skyldiga | skyldigare | skyldigast |
| Masculine plural3 | skyldige | skyldigare | skyldigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | skyldige | skyldigare | skyldigaste |
| All | skyldiga | skyldigare | skyldigaste |
| 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 | |||