vanvittig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to van- (“badly”) + vittig (“minded”) or rather vanvid (“insanity”) + -ig. After Middle Low German wanwittich, cf. also German wahnwitzig.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vanvittig (neuter vanvittigt, plural and definite singular attributive vanvittige)
Inflection edit
Inflection of vanvittig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | vanvittig | vanvittigere | vanvittigst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | vanvittigt | vanvittigere | vanvittigst2 |
Plural | vanvittige | vanvittigere | vanvittigst2 |
Definite attributive1 | vanvittige | vanvittigere | vanvittigste |
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. |
Related terms edit
Adverb edit
vanvittig
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Related to vanvidd
Adjective edit
vanvittig (neuter singular vanvittig, definite singular and plural vanvittige)
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- “vanvittig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.