gedigen

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From German gediegen, originally the past participle of gedeihen.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gedigen (comparative gedignare, superlative gedignast)

  1. pure, unadulterated, solid (lacking errors or inconsistencies) (e.g. of precious metals)
  2. good, solid (e.g. of work, education, or of one's understanding of a subject)

Declension

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Inflection of gedigen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular gedigen gedignare gedignast
Neuter singular gediget gedignare gedignast
Plural gedigna gedignare gedignast
Masculine plural3 gedigne gedignare gedignast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 gedigne gedignare gedignaste
All gedigna gedignare gedignaste
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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