väldig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German weldich, whence also Danish vældig and Norwegian Bokmål veldig (which are usually used in a different way from the Swedish word).
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
väldig (comparative väldigare, superlative väldigast)
- huge; of a very large size
Declension edit
| Inflection of väldig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | väldig | väldigare | väldigast |
| Neuter singular | väldigt | väldigare | väldigast |
| Plural | väldiga | väldigare | väldigast |
| Masculine plural3 | väldige | väldigare | väldigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | väldige | väldigare | väldigaste |
| All | väldiga | väldigare | väldigaste |
| 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 | |||
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- väldig in Svensk ordbok.