syndig

Danish

Etymology

From synd (“sin”) +‎ -ig, from late Old Norse syndugr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /søndi/, [ˈsønd̥i]

Adjective

syndig

  1. sinful
  2. awful
  3. iniquitous

Inflection

Inflection of syndig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular syndig — —2
indefinite neuter singular syndigt — —2
plural syndige — —2
definite attributive1 syndige — —

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.

Swedish

Etymology

From synd (“sin”) +‎ -ig, from late Old Norse syndugr.

Adjective

syndig (comparative syndigare, superlative syndigast)

  1. sinful
    en syndig handling
    a sinful act

Declension

Inflection of syndig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular syndig syndigare syndigast
neuter singular syndigt syndigare syndigast
plural syndiga syndigare syndigast
masculine plural2 syndige syndigare syndigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 syndige syndigare syndigaste
all syndiga syndigare syndigaste

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

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