vanvittig
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Equivalent to van- (“badly”) + vittig (“minded”) or rather vanvid (“insanity”) + -ig. After Middle Low German wanwittich, cf. also German wahnwitzig.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
vanvittig (neuter vanvittigt, plural and definite singular attributive vanvittige)
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of vanvittig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | vanvittig | vanvittigere | vanvittigst2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | vanvittigt | vanvittigere | vanvittigst2 |
| Plural | vanvittige | vanvittigere | vanvittigst2 |
| Definite attributive1 | vanvittige | vanvittigere | vanvittigste |
| 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. | |||
Related terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
vanvittig
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Related to vanvidd
Adjective[edit]
vanvittig (neuter singular vanvittig, definite singular and plural vanvittige)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “vanvittig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.