listig
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
listig (comparative listiger, superlative listigst)
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
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
listig (comparative listiger, superlative am listigsten)
Swedish
Adjective
listig (comparative listigare, superlative listigast)
- 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.
- Hunden kan icke vara listig som en räf, ej heller räfven trogen som en hund.
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 |