søvnig

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Equivalent to søvn (sleep) +‎ -ig (adjective suffix), from Old Norse svefnugr (sleepy).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /søvni/, [ˈsœwni]

Adjective[edit]

søvnig (neuter søvnigt, plural and definite singular attributive søvnige)

  1. sleepy

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of søvnig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular søvnig mere søvnig mest søvnig2
Indefinite neuter singular søvnigt mere søvnig mest søvnig2
Plural søvnige mere søvnig mest søvnig2
Definite attributive1 søvnige mere søvnig mest søvnige
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.

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse svefnugr (sleepy), from svefn, from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (sleep).

Adjective[edit]

søvnig (neuter singular søvnig, definite singular and plural søvnige)

  1. sleepy

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse svefnugr (sleepy), from svefn, from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (sleep).

Adjective[edit]

søvnig (neuter singular søvnig, definite singular and plural søvnige)

  1. sleepy

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