vanvettig
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From vanvett + -ig. Probably from Middle Low German wanwittich. Compare Danish vanvittig, Swedish vanvettig and German wahnwitzig.
Adjective[edit]
vanvettig (neuter singular vanvettig, definite singular and plural vanvettige)
References[edit]
- “vanvettig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish vanvita, equivalent to vanvett + -ig. Compare Danish vanvittig, Norwegian Nynorsk vanvettig and German wahnwitzig.
Adjective[edit]
vanvettig (comparative vanvettigare, superlative vanvettigast)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of vanvettig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | vanvettig | vanvettigare | vanvettigast |
Neuter singular | vanvettigt | vanvettigare | vanvettigast |
Plural | vanvettiga | vanvettigare | vanvettigast |
Masculine plural3 | vanvettige | vanvettigare | vanvettigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | vanvettige | vanvettigare | vanvettigaste |
All | vanvettiga | vanvettigare | vanvettigaste |
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 |
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Categories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -ig
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms suffixed with -ig
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives