ægte
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German echt, whence also German echt (“lawful”). Originally a compound of 1. Middle Low German ē (“law, marriage”) (German Ehe (“marriage”)), from Proto-Germanic *aiwǭ, *aiwaz (“law”), and 2. German -haft, from Proto-Germanic *haftaz (“captured, afflicted”).
The verb is derived from the adjective.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ægte (uninflectable)
Inflection
[edit]| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | ægte | — | —2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | ægte | — | —2 |
| plural | ægte | — | —2 |
| definite attributive1 | ægte | — | — |
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.
Verb
[edit]ægte (imperative ægt, infinitive at ægte, present tense ægter, past tense ægtede, perfect tense ægtet)
Conjugation
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[edit]References
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