nyttig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From nytte (“usefulness”) + ig (adjective suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
nyttig (neuter nyttigt, plural and definite singular attributive nyttige)
Inflection edit
Inflection of nyttig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | nyttig | nyttigere | nyttigst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | nyttigt | nyttigere | nyttigst2 |
Plural | nyttige | nyttigere | nyttigst2 |
Definite attributive1 | nyttige | nyttigere | nyttigste |
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. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “nyttig” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From nytte + -ig; compare with Dutch nuttig.
Adjective edit
nyttig (neuter singular nyttig, definite singular and plural nyttige, comparative nyttigere, indefinite superlative nyttigst, definite superlative nyttigste)
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “nyttig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
nyttig (neuter singular nyttig, definite singular and plural nyttige, comparative nyttigare, indefinite superlative nyttigast, definite superlative nyttigaste)
Antonyms edit
References edit
- “nyttig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Affix of nytta + -ig, inherited from Old Swedish nyttogher. According to SO attested since cf. 1400.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
nyttig (comparative nyttigare, superlative nyttigast)
- useful
- (about food) healthy, nutritional
Usage notes edit
Often used in a broader or longtime sense, rather than just being useful for the moment.
For example; a hammer might be an användbart (“useful”) tool, while carpeting might be a nyttig (“useful”) skill.
Declension edit
Inflection of nyttig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | nyttig | nyttigare | nyttigast |
Neuter singular | nyttigt | nyttigare | nyttigast |
Plural | nyttiga | nyttigare | nyttigast |
Masculine plural3 | nyttige | nyttigare | nyttigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | nyttige | nyttigare | nyttigaste |
All | nyttiga | nyttigare | nyttigaste |
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 |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- nyttig in Svensk ordbok.