listig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish listugh, from Old Norse listugr (β€œclever”). Equivalent to list +β€Ž -ig. Cognate with Gothic πŒ»πŒΉπƒπ„πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ²πƒ (listeigs).

Adjective

listig (neuter listigt, plural and definite singular attributive listige)

  1. cunning, sly
    Synonyms: snedig, snu

Declension

Inflection of listig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular listig β€” β€”2
indefinite neuter singular listigt β€” β€”2
plural listige β€” β€”2
definite attributive1 listige β€” β€”

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.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch listich. Equivalent to list +β€Ž -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlΙͺs.tΙ™x/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: lisβ€§tig

Adjective

listig (comparative listiger, superlative listigst)

  1. cunning, shrewd

Declension

Declension of listig
uninflected listig
inflected listige
comparative listiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial listig listiger het listigst
het listigste
indefinite m./f. sing. listige listigere listigste
n. sing. listig listiger listigste
plural listige listigere listigste
definite listige listigere listigste
partitive listigs listigers β€”

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • listigheid

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: listig

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlΙͺstΙͺΓ§/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

listig (strong nominative masculine singular listiger, comparative listiger, superlative am listigsten)

  1. cunning, wily, crafty

Further reading

  • β€œlistig” in Digitales WΓΆrterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Adjective

listig (comparative listigare, superlative listigast)

  1. cunning, sly
    Hunden kan inte vara listig som en rΓ€v, och inte heller rΓ€ven trogen som en hund
    The dog can not be sly like a fox, and neither can the fox be faithful as a dog

Usage notes

The difference between listig and slug is similar to the difference between cunning and sly, where slug sounds more deceitful by default.

Declension

Inflection of listig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular listig listigare listigast
neuter singular listigt listigare listigast
plural listiga listigare listigast
masculine plural2 listige listigare listigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 listige listigare listigaste
all listiga listigare listigaste

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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