mægtig

Danish

Etymology

From a late Old Norse mektugr, borrowed from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig. Related to magt (“might, power”). Compare also Norwegian Nynorsk mektig and Swedish mäktig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛɡti/, [ˈmɛɡ̊d̥i]

Adjective

mægtig

  1. powerful, mighty
  2. huge, enormous, tremendous

Inflection

Inflection of mægtig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular mægtig mægtigere mægtigst2
indefinite neuter singular mægtigt mægtigere mægtigst2
plural mægtige mægtigere mægtigst2
definite attributive1 mægtige mægtigere mægtigste

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.

Adverb

mægtig

  1. powerfully
  2. hugely, enormously, tremendously
  3. immensely, greatly
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