svag

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German swak, compare with German schwach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsvæˀj]
Rhymes: -æː

Adjective

svag (neuter svagt, plural and definite singular attributive svage, comparative svagere, superlative (predicative) svagest, superlative (attributive) svageste)

weak; lacking in force or ability

Inflection

Inflection of svag
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	svag	—	—²
Indefinite neuter singular	svagt	—	—²
Plural	svage	—	—²
Definite attributive¹	svage	—	—
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.

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Compare with German schwach. The form with -g- is due to Danish influence.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /svɑːɡ/
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Adjective

svag (comparative svagare, superlative svagast)

weak; lacking in force or ability
weak; dilute
(grammar) weak; regular in inflection

Declension

Inflection of svag
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	svag	svagare	svagast
Neuter singular	svagt	svagare	svagast
Plural	svaga	svagare	svagast
Masculine plural³	svage	svagare	svagast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	svage	svagare	svagaste
All	svaga	svagare	svagaste
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

Synonyms

(dilute): lätt- (chiefly about alcohol)

Antonyms

stark

Derived terms

References

“svag”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎^[1] (in Swedish), 1937

Anagrams

gavs