vittig
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German wittich (“sensible, intelligent”), derived from the noun witte, wit, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Compare German witzig from Witz. The current sense from French spirituel (“witty”) via German witzig (“funny, humo(u)rous”).
Adjective
[edit]vittig (neuter vittigt, plural and definite singular attributive vittige)
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of vittig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | vittig | vittigere | vittigst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | vittigt | vittigere | vittigst2 |
Plural | vittige | vittigere | vittigst2 |
Definite attributive1 | vittige | vittigere | vittigste |
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]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German wittich.
Adjective
[edit]vittig (neuter singular vittig, definite singular and plural vittige, comparative vittigere, indefinite superlative vittigst, definite superlative vittigste)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “vittig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German wittich.
Adjective
[edit]vittig (neuter singular vittig, definite singular and plural vittige, comparative vittigare, indefinite superlative vittigast, definite superlative vittigaste)
References
[edit]- “vittig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish lemmas
- Danish adjectives
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives