giftig

Danish

Etymology

From gift (“poison”) +‎ -ig, after German giftig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡifti/, [ˈɡ̊ifd̥i]

Adjective

giftig

1. poisonous
2. venomous
3. toxic
4. waspish
5. catty
6. barbed
7. disagreeable

Inflection

Inflection of giftig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	giftig	giftigere	giftigst2
Indefinite neuter singular	giftigt	giftigere	giftigst2
Plural	giftige	giftigere	giftigst2
Definite attributive1	giftige	giftigere	giftigste
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.

References

• “giftig” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Etymology

From gift (“poison”) +‎ -ig. Cognate with German giftig.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

giftig (comparative giftiger, superlative giftigst)

1. poisonous, venomous, toxic

Inflection

Declension of giftig
uninflected	giftig
inflected	giftige
comparative	giftiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		giftig	giftiger	het giftigst het giftigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	giftige	giftigere	giftigste
	n. sing.	giftig	giftiger	giftigste
	plural	giftige	giftigere	giftigste
definite		giftige	giftigere	giftigste
partitive		giftigs	giftigers	—

Synonyms

• (poisonous): toxisch, venijnig, vergiftig, vergiftigend

Related terms

• gif
• gift
• ontgiften
• vergif
• vergiftigen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German giftec; equivalent to Gift +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪftɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪftɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: gif‧tig

Adjective

giftig (comparative giftiger, superlative am giftigsten)

1. poisonous

Derived terms

• hochgiftig
• ungiftig

Related terms

• vergiften

Adverb

giftig

1. venomously

Further reading

• “giftig” in Duden online

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From gift +‎ -ig

Adjective

giftig (indefinite singular giftig, definite singular and plural giftige, comparative giftigere, indefinite superlative giftigst, definite superlative giftigste)

1. toxic, poisonous, venomous

References

• “giftig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From gift +‎ -ig

Adjective

giftig (indefinite singular giftig, definite singular and plural giftige, comparative giftigare, indefinite superlative giftigast, definite superlative giftigaste)

1. poisonous, toxic, venomous

References

• “giftig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɪfˌtɪɡː/

Adjective

giftig

1. of a harmful chemical nature poisonous, toxic
2. (of language etc) mean or sarcastic in nature; caustic, sharp