-agtig
Danish
Etymology
From Low German achtich (“equipped with”), hachtich.
Suffix
-agtig
- Forms adjectives, mostly from nouns, the adjectives having the sense "similar to"; -like.
Declension
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | -agtig | -agtigere | -agtigst2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | -agtigt | -agtigere | -agtigst2 |
| plural | -agtige | -agtigere | -agtigst2 |
| definite attributive1 | -agtige | -agtigere | -agtigste |
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.
Derived terms
Danish terms suffixed with -agtig
References
- “-agtig” in Den Danske Ordbog