hurtig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From German hurtig. Derived from the obsolete noun hurt (“thrust”), borrowed from Old French hurt (“thrust”) and hurter (“to thrust”) (French heurt, heurter). These words are in turn borrowed from Frankish *hūrt (“ram”), cognate with Old Norse hrútr.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hurtig (neuter hurtigt, plural and definite singular attributive hurtige, comparative hurtigere, superlative (predicative) hurtigst, superlative (attributive) hurtigste)
Inflection edit
Inflection of hurtig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | hurtig | hurtigere | hurtigst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | hurtigt | hurtigere | hurtigst2 |
Plural | hurtige | hurtigere | hurtigst2 |
Definite attributive1 | hurtige | hurtigere | hurtigste |
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. |
References edit
- “hurtig” in Den Danske Ordbog
German edit
Etymology edit
Middle High German hurteclich, from hurt, from Old French hurt (French heurt).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hurtig (strong nominative masculine singular hurtiger, comparative hurtiger, superlative am hurtigsten)
- (dated or regional) fast
- 1832, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil [Faust, Part Two][1]:
- Sie schmunzelt uns und blickt nach solcher Schedel; / Und hurtiger als durch Witz und Redekunst / Vermittelt sich die reichste Liebesgunst.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist hurtig | sie ist hurtig | es ist hurtig | sie sind hurtig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | hurtiger | hurtige | hurtiges | hurtige |
genitive | hurtigen | hurtiger | hurtigen | hurtiger | |
dative | hurtigem | hurtiger | hurtigem | hurtigen | |
accusative | hurtigen | hurtige | hurtiges | hurtige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der hurtige | die hurtige | das hurtige | die hurtigen |
genitive | des hurtigen | der hurtigen | des hurtigen | der hurtigen | |
dative | dem hurtigen | der hurtigen | dem hurtigen | den hurtigen | |
accusative | den hurtigen | die hurtige | das hurtige | die hurtigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein hurtiger | eine hurtige | ein hurtiges | (keine) hurtigen |
genitive | eines hurtigen | einer hurtigen | eines hurtigen | (keiner) hurtigen | |
dative | einem hurtigen | einer hurtigen | einem hurtigen | (keinen) hurtigen | |
accusative | einen hurtigen | eine hurtige | ein hurtiges | (keine) hurtigen |
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From German hurtig (dated or regional).
Adjective edit
hurtig (neuter singular hurtig, definite singular and plural hurtige, comparative hurtigere, indefinite superlative hurtigst, definite superlative hurtigste)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “hurtig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
hurtig (comparative hurtigare, superlative hurtigast)
- full of energy, pep, and endurance, working hard and tirelessly
- Är de ute och springer nu igen? Jäklar vad hurtiga de är.
- Are they out running now again? Damn they're full of energy.
Usage notes edit
Often has connotations of being too full of energy and pep, in a tiring or goody two shoes way. This can be made explicit with hurtfrisk.
Declension edit
Inflection of hurtig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | hurtig | hurtigare | hurtigast |
Neuter singular | hurtigt | hurtigare | hurtigast |
Plural | hurtiga | hurtigare | hurtigast |
Masculine plural3 | hurtige | hurtigare | hurtigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | hurtige | hurtigare | hurtigaste |
All | hurtiga | hurtigare | hurtigaste |
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 |