Danish

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Etymology

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From frygt (fear) +‎ -som (-some). After German furchtsam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁœɡ̊d̥ˌsʌmˀ]

Adjective

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frygtsom (neuter frygtsomt, plural and definite singular attributive frygtsomme)

  1. fearful, easily scared

Inflection

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Inflection of frygtsom
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular frygtsom frygtsommere frygtsomst2
Indefinite neuter singular frygtsomt frygtsommere frygtsomst2
Plural frygtsomme frygtsommere frygtsomst2
Definite attributive1 frygtsomme frygtsommere frygtsomste
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.
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