bördig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish byrdhogher, bördogher. Equivalent to börd +‎ -ig

Adjective

bördig (comparative bördigare, superlative bördigast)

  1. fertile, rich (of soil)
    bördig jord
    fertile soil
    en bördig dal
    a fertile valley
  2. (not comparable) hailing from (coming from)
    Hon är bördig från Gotland, men bor i Norrland
    She hails from Gotland, but lives in Norrland

Usage notes

  • (hailing from): Also as a suffix: "Hon är Gotlandsbördig" = "She hails from Gotland"

Declension

Inflection of bördig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular bördig bördigare bördigast
neuter singular bördigt bördigare bördigast
plural bördiga bördigare bördigast
masculine plural2 bördige bördigare bördigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 bördige bördigare bördigaste
all bördiga bördigare bördigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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