styg
Danish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Norse styggr, from Proto-Germanic *stugjaz. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål stygg (“ugly”), Norwegian Nynorsk stygg (“ugly”), Swedish stygg (“bad”), Dutch stug (“stiff”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editstyg (neuter stygt, plural and definite singular attributive stygge)
Inflection
editInflection of styg | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | styg | styggere | styggest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | stygt | styggere | styggest2 |
Plural | stygge | styggere | styggest2 |
Definite attributive1 | stygge | styggere | styggeste |
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- “styg” in Den Danske Ordbog