kantig

German

Etymology

Kante (edge) +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkantɪç/ (standard)
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkantɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kan‧tig

Adjective

kantig (strong nominative masculine singular kantiger, comparative kantiger, superlative am kantigsten)

  1. angular

Declension

See also

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

kant (edge) +‎ -ig (-y)

Adjective

kantig (comparative kantigare, superlative kantigast)

  1. having (sharp, prominent) edges, angular
  2. (figuratively) not smooth; jerky, clumsy (of movement)
  3. (figuratively) not smooth; unpolished, unsophisticated (of manners and the like)

Declension

Inflection of kantig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kantig kantigare kantigast
neuter singular kantigt kantigare kantigast
plural kantiga kantigare kantigast
masculine plural2 kantige kantigare kantigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kantige kantigare kantigaste
all kantiga kantigare kantigaste

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.

References