deftig

Dutch

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German [Term?]. Equivalent to deft +‎ -ig. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛf.təx/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: def‧tig

Adjective

deftig (comparative deftiger, superlative deftigst)

1. proper, decent
2. stylish, distinguished, genteel (showing high social class)
3. pompous

Inflection

Declension of deftig
uninflected	deftig
inflected	deftige
comparative	deftiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		deftig	deftiger	het deftigst het deftigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	deftige	deftigere	deftigste
	n. sing.	deftig	deftiger	deftigste
	plural	deftige	deftigere	deftigste
definite		deftige	deftigere	deftigste
partitive		deftigs	deftigers	—

Synonyms

• (pompous): statig

Derived terms

• deftigheid

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: dèftu

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Dutch deftig, itself seemingly from West Frisian. The original sense of the Dutch word is not quite clear but would have run on the lines of “suitable, solid, weighty”. The further semantic development has been such that the word now, arguably, has opposite senses in German (“coarse, rustic”) and Dutch (“refined, genteel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛftɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛftɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: def‧tig

Adjective

deftig (strong nominative masculine singular deftiger, comparative deftiger, superlative am deftigsten)

1. firm, rough, coarse (most often of speech or behaviour)
2. (food) substantial, hearty, rustic
3. (dated or regional) solid, presentable

Declension

Positive forms of deftig

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist deftig	sie ist deftig	es ist deftig	sie sind deftig
strong declension (without article)	nominative	deftiger	deftige	deftiges	deftige
	genitive	deftigen	deftiger	deftigen	deftiger
	dative	deftigem	deftiger	deftigem	deftigen
	accusative	deftigen	deftige	deftiges	deftige
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der deftige	die deftige	das deftige	die deftigen
	genitive	des deftigen	der deftigen	des deftigen	der deftigen
	dative	dem deftigen	der deftigen	dem deftigen	den deftigen
	accusative	den deftigen	die deftige	das deftige	die deftigen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein deftiger	eine deftige	ein deftiges	(keine) deftigen
	genitive	eines deftigen	einer deftigen	eines deftigen	(keiner) deftigen
	dative	einem deftigen	einer deftigen	einem deftigen	(keinen) deftigen
	accusative	einen deftigen	eine deftige	ein deftiges	(keine) deftigen

Comparative forms of deftig

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist deftiger	sie ist deftiger	es ist deftiger	sie sind deftiger
strong declension (without article)	nominative	deftigerer	deftigere	deftigeres	deftigere
	genitive	deftigeren	deftigerer	deftigeren	deftigerer
	dative	deftigerem	deftigerer	deftigerem	deftigeren
	accusative	deftigeren	deftigere	deftigeres	deftigere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der deftigere	die deftigere	das deftigere	die deftigeren
	genitive	des deftigeren	der deftigeren	des deftigeren	der deftigeren
	dative	dem deftigeren	der deftigeren	dem deftigeren	den deftigeren
	accusative	den deftigeren	die deftigere	das deftigere	die deftigeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein deftigerer	eine deftigere	ein deftigeres	(keine) deftigeren
	genitive	eines deftigeren	einer deftigeren	eines deftigeren	(keiner) deftigeren
	dative	einem deftigeren	einer deftigeren	einem deftigeren	(keinen) deftigeren
	accusative	einen deftigeren	eine deftigere	ein deftigeres	(keine) deftigeren

Superlative forms of deftig

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am deftigsten	sie ist am deftigsten	es ist am deftigsten	sie sind am deftigsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	deftigster	deftigste	deftigstes	deftigste
	genitive	deftigsten	deftigster	deftigsten	deftigster
	dative	deftigstem	deftigster	deftigstem	deftigsten
	accusative	deftigsten	deftigste	deftigstes	deftigste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der deftigste	die deftigste	das deftigste	die deftigsten
	genitive	des deftigsten	der deftigsten	des deftigsten	der deftigsten
	dative	dem deftigsten	der deftigsten	dem deftigsten	den deftigsten
	accusative	den deftigsten	die deftigste	das deftigste	die deftigsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein deftigster	eine deftigste	ein deftigstes	(keine) deftigsten
	genitive	eines deftigsten	einer deftigsten	eines deftigsten	(keiner) deftigsten
	dative	einem deftigsten	einer deftigsten	einem deftigsten	(keinen) deftigsten
	accusative	einen deftigsten	eine deftigste	ein deftigstes	(keine) deftigsten

Derived terms

• Deftigkeit

Further reading

• “deftig” in Duden online
• “deftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache