delaktig
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
del (“part”) + -aktig, from Middle Low German delachtich
Adjective edit
delaktig (neuter singular delaktig, definite singular and plural delaktige)
- involved (i.e. taking part in...)
References edit
- “delaktig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish delaktogher, from Middle Low German delhaftich, delachtich, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *daili (“part, share”) + *haft (“captive”). Cognate of Danish delagtig, archaic Dutch deelachtich, German teilhaftig.
Adjective edit
delaktig (comparative mer delaktig, superlative mest delaktig)
Usage notes edit
Often used for involvement in crime or other wrongdoing.
Declension edit
Inflection of delaktig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | delaktig | mer delaktig | mest delaktig |
Neuter singular | delaktigt | mer delaktigt | mest delaktigt |
Plural | delaktiga | mer delaktiga | mest delaktiga |
Masculine plural3 | delaktige | mer delaktiga | mest delaktiga |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | delaktige | mer delaktige | mest delaktige |
All | delaktiga | mer delaktiga | mest delaktiga |
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 |
Derived terms edit
References edit
Categories:
- Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -aktig
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Swedish terms derived from Old Saxon
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives