klyftig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]klyfta + -ig, from the verb klyva (“to cleave”), also in the sense of distinction, ability to tell things apart; from Middle Low German klüftich, klüchtich; compare English skill and its relationship to Swedish skilja
Adjective
[edit]klyftig (comparative klyftigare, superlative klyftigast)
- (archaic) clifty, full of clefts and cracks, like a cleft or crack (of a mountain)
- clever, bright, smart, intelligent
Declension
[edit]Inflection of klyftig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | klyftig | klyftigare | klyftigast |
Neuter singular | klyftigt | klyftigare | klyftigast |
Plural | klyftiga | klyftigare | klyftigast |
Masculine plural3 | klyftige | klyftigare | klyftigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | klyftige | klyftigare | klyftigaste |
All | klyftiga | klyftigare | klyftigaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- klyftig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klyftig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klyftig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)