dødssyg
Danish edit
Etymology edit
død (“death”) + -s- + syg (“sick”)
Adjective edit
dødssyg
- fatally ill; sick to a fatal extent; sick to the point where one could likely die
- (informal) extremely boring, unusually boring
Inflection edit
Inflection of dødssyg | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | dødssyg | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | dødssygt | — | —2 |
Plural | dødssyge | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | dødssyge | — | — |
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. |
Synonyms edit
(extremely boring): røvsyg
See also edit
References edit
- “dødssyg” in Den Danske Ordbog