værdig

See also: värdig

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to værd +‎ -ig. From Old Norse verðugr, from verð (“worth”), compare English worthy, German würdig, Dutch waardig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛrdi/, [ˈʋaɐ̯d̥i]

Adjective

værdig (neuter værdigt, plural and definite singular attributive værdige, comparative værdigere, superlative (predicative) værdigst, superlative (attributive) værdigste)

  1. worthy
  2. dignified

Inflection

Inflection of værdig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular værdig værdigere værdigst2
indefinite neuter singular værdigt værdigere værdigst2
plural værdige værdigere værdigst2
definite attributive1 værdige værdigere værdigste

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

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