begavet

Danish

Etymology

From begave (“to endow, gift”).

Adjective

begavet

1. bright, intelligent
2. clever
3. talented (endowed with talents)
4. gifted

Inflection

Inflection of begavet
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	begavet	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	begavet	—	—2
Plural	begavede	—	—2
Definite attributive1	begavede	—	—
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.

Synonyms

• intelligent
• åndfuld
• talentfuld

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• begava

Etymology

Modelled on German begabt; from the old Bokmål verb begave (still used in Danish)

Adjective

begavet (indefinite singular begavet, definite singular and plural begavete or begavede, comparative mer begavet, superlative mest begavet)

1. gifted, talented

Related terms

• begavelse

References

• “begavet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.