listig

Dutch

Etymology

From list +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

listig (comparative listiger, superlative listigst)

1. cunning, shrewd

Inflection

Declension of listig
uninflected	listig
inflected	listige
comparative	listiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		listig	listiger	het listigst het listigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	listige	listigere	listigste
	n. sing.	listig	listiger	listigste
	plural	listige	listigere	listigste
definite		listige	listigere	listigste
partitive		listigs	listigers	—

Synonyms

• sluw, doortrapt

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪstɪç/

Adjective

listig (comparative listiger, superlative am listigsten)

1. cunning, wily, crafty

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Swedish

Adjective

listig (comparative listigare, superlative listigast)

1. cunning, sly

   Hunden kan icke vara listig som en räf, ej heller räfven trogen som en hund.

   The dog can not be sly as a fox, neither [can] the fox [be] faithful as a dog.

Declension

Inflection of listig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	listig	listigare	listigast
Neuter singular	listigt	listigare	listigast
Plural	listiga	listigare	listigast
Masculine plural3	listige	listigare	listigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	listige	listigare	listigaste
All	listiga	listigare	listigaste
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

See also

• illistig
• list
• listighet

Anagrams

• stilig