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myndig

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German mundich, Derived from Old High German munt. Related to Old Norse mund. and Latin manus.

Adjective

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myndig (neuter myndigt, plural and definite singular attributive myndige)

  1. (not comparable) of age; having reached the age of majority
  2. authoritative; possessing, or showing signs of, authority

Declension

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Inflection of myndig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular myndig myndigere myndigst2
indefinite neuter singular myndigt myndigere myndigst2
plural myndige myndigere myndigst2
definite attributive1 myndige myndigere myndigste

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.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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myndig (neuter singular myndig, definite singular and plural myndige)

  1. of age; having reached the age of majority

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmʏnˌdɪɡ/, [ˈmʏnːˌdɪɡ]

Adjective

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myndig (comparative myndigare, superlative myndigast)

  1. having reached the age of majority
  2. authoritative; arising or originating from a figure of authority
  3. authoritative; in a commanding manner

Declension

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Inflection of myndig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular myndig myndigare myndigast
neuter singular myndigt myndigare myndigast
plural myndiga myndigare myndigast
masculine plural2 myndige myndigare myndigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 myndige myndigare myndigaste
all myndiga myndigare myndigaste

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.

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