dygtig

See also: -dygtig

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German duchtig, from Old Saxon *duhtig, from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg, cognate with German tüchtig, Dutch duchtig, English doughty. Derived from the noun *duhti (“fitness”) (cf. German Tucht), a noun from the verb Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful”), cf. Danish du.

Adjective

dygtig (neuter e, plural and definite singular attributive t)

  1. skilled

Inflection

Inflection of dygtig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular dygtig dygtigere dygtigst2
indefinite neuter singular dygtigt dygtigere dygtigst2
plural dygtige dygtigere dygtigst2
definite attributive1 dygtige dygtigere dygtigste

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

References

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