saktmodig

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish saktmodhogher, equivalent to saktmod +‎ -ig. Compare Danish sagtmodig, Dutch zachtmoedig, German sanftmütig.

Adjective

saktmodig (comparative saktmodigare, superlative saktmodigast)

1. meek, gentle

Declension

Inflection of saktmodig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	saktmodig	saktmodigare	saktmodigast
Neuter singular	saktmodigt	saktmodigare	saktmodigast
Plural	saktmodiga	saktmodigare	saktmodigast
Masculine plural3	saktmodige	saktmodigare	saktmodigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	saktmodige	saktmodigare	saktmodigaste
All	saktmodiga	saktmodigare	saktmodigaste
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

Derived terms

• saktmodighet

References

• saktmodig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• saktmodig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• saktmodig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)