skyldig
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From late Old Norse skyldugr, from skyldr. In part influenced by Middle Low German schuldich and German schuldig.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
skyldig (neuter skyldigt, plural and definite singular attributive skyldige)
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of skyldig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | skyldig | skyldigere | skyldigst2 |
| Neuter singular | skyldigt | skyldigere | skyldigst2 |
| Plural | skyldige | skyldigere | skyldigst2 |
| Definite attributive1 | skyldige | skyldigere | skyldigste |
| 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. | |||
AntonymsEdit
- (guilty): uskyldig
Related termsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
skyldig (neuter singular skyldig, definite singular and plural skyldige)
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “skyldig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
skyldig (neuter singular skyldig, definite singular and plural skyldige)
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “skyldig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
skuld + -ig, From Old Swedish skyldogher, skuldogher, from skuld, skull. In part influenced by Middle Low German schuldich and German schuldig.
PronunciationEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
skyldig (comparative skyldigare, superlative skyldigast)
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of skyldig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | skyldig | skyldigare | skyldigast |
| Neuter singular | skyldigt | skyldigare | skyldigast |
| Plural | skyldiga | skyldigare | skyldigast |
| Masculine plural3 | skyldige | skyldigare | skyldigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | skyldige | skyldigare | skyldigaste |
| All | skyldiga | skyldigare | skyldigaste |
| 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 | |||