bördig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish byrdhogher, bördogher. Equivalent to börd +‎ -ig

Adjective

bördig (comparative bördigare, superlative bördigast)

1. fertile, rich (of soil)

   bördig jord

   fertile soil

   en bördig dal

   a fertile valley

2. (not comparable) hailing from (coming from)

   Hon är bördig från Gotland, men bor i Norrland

   She hails from Gotland, but lives in Norrland

Usage notes

• (hailing from): Also as a suffix: "Hon är Gotlandsbördig" = "She hails from Gotland"

Declension

Inflection of bördig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	bördig	bördigare	bördigast
neuter singular	bördigt	bördigare	bördigast
plural	bördiga	bördigare	bördigast
masculine plural2	bördige	bördigare	bördigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	bördige	bördigare	bördigaste
all	bördiga	bördigare	bördigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• bördighet

See also

• fruktbar
• härkomst

References

• “bördig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bördig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “bördig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)