saftig

Danish

Etymology

From saft (juice) +‎ -ig, after German saftig (juicy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /safti/, [ˈsɑfd̥i]

Adjective

saftig

  1. juicy
  2. succulent
  3. sappy

Inflection

Inflection of saftig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular saftig saftigere saftigst2
indefinite neuter singular saftigt saftigere saftigst2
plural saftige saftigere saftigst2
definite attributive1 saftige saftigere saftigste

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

  • saftiggrøn
  • saftighed

References

German

Etymology

From Middle High German saftic, saffic, saffec, seffic. Equivalent to Saft +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaf.t(ʰ)ɪç/, /ˈzaɸ.tɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaf.tɪk/, /ˈsaɸ.tɪk/, [zaf-], [z̥af-], [-d̥ɪɡ̥] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: saf‧tig

Adjective

saftig (strong nominative masculine singular saftiger, comparative saftiger, superlative am saftigsten)

  1. juicy, succulent, moist
  2. hefty
    eine saftige Gebühr.hefty fee
  3. lush, full of life
    saftige Wiesen.lush meadows

Declension

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Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

saftig (neuter singular saftig, definite singular and plural saftige, comparative saftigere, indefinite superlative saftigst, definite superlative saftigste)

  1. juicy
  2. succulent
  3. luscious

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

saftig (neuter singular saftig, definite singular and plural saftige, comparative saftigare, indefinite superlative saftigast, definite superlative saftigaste)

  1. juicy
  2. succulent
  3. luscious

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Swedish

Etymology

From saft (juice) +‎ -ig, after German saftig (juicy).

Adjective

saftig (comparative saftigare, superlative saftigast)

  1. juicy, succulent; having lots of juice
  2. juicy; enticing and at least partly scandalous; gossip-worthy
  3. (figuratively) hefty (usually of a fee or bill)

Declension

Inflection of saftig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular saftig saftigare saftigast
neuter singular saftigt saftigare saftigast
plural saftiga saftigare saftigast
masculine plural2 saftige saftigare saftigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 saftige saftigare saftigaste
all saftiga saftigare saftigaste

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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