vanvettig

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From vanvett +‎ -ig. Probably from Middle Low German wanwittich. Compare Danish vanvittig, Swedish vanvettig and German wahnwitzig.

Adjective

vanvettig (neuter singular vanvettig, definite singular and plural vanvettige)

  1. insane
    Synonyms: galen, vansinnig, sinnssjuk

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vanvita, equivalent to vanvett +‎ -ig. Compare Danish vanvittig, Norwegian Nynorsk vanvettig and German wahnwitzig.

Adjective

vanvettig (comparative vanvettigare, superlative vanvettigast)

  1. insane, mad

Declension

Inflection of vanvettig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vanvettig vanvettigare vanvettigast
neuter singular vanvettigt vanvettigare vanvettigast
plural vanvettiga vanvettigare vanvettigast
masculine plural2 vanvettige vanvettigare vanvettigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vanvettige vanvettigare vanvettigaste
all vanvettiga vanvettigare vanvettigaste

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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