søvnig
Danish
editEtymology
editEquivalent to søvn (“sleep”) + -ig (adjective suffix), from Old Norse svefnugr (“sleepy”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsøvnig (neuter søvnigt, plural and definite singular attributive søvnige)
Inflection
editInflection of søvnig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | søvnig | mere søvnig | mest søvnig2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | søvnigt | mere søvnig | mest søvnig2 |
Plural | søvnige | mere søvnig | mest søvnig2 |
Definite attributive1 | søvnige | mere søvnig | mest søvnige |
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. |
Related terms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse svefnugr (“sleepy”), from svefn, from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).
Adjective
editsøvnig (neuter singular søvnig, definite singular and plural søvnige)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- “søvnig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse svefnugr (“sleepy”), from svefn, from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).
Adjective
editsøvnig (neuter singular søvnig, definite singular and plural søvnige)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “søvnig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- Danish terms suffixed with -ig
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish adjectives
- da:Sleep
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives