svag

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. compare with German schwach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsvæˀj]
Rhymes: -æː

Adjective

svag (neuter svagt, plural and definite singular attributive svage)

weak; lacking in force or ability

Inflection

Inflection of *svag*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	svag	svagere	svagest²
indefinite neuter singular	svagt	svagere	svagest²
plural	svage	svagere	svagest²
definite attributive¹	svage	svagere	svageste

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.

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Compare with German schwach. The form with -g- is due to Danish influence.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /svɑːɡ/
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Adjective

svag (comparative svagare, superlative svagast)

weak; lacking in force or ability
weak; dilute
(grammar) weak; regular in inflection

Declension

Inflection of **svag**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	svag	svagare	svagast
neuter singular	svagt	svagare	svagast
plural	svaga	svagare	svagast
masculine plural²	svage	svagare	svagast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	svage	svagare	svagaste
all	svaga	svagare	svagaste

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.

Synonyms

(dilute): lätt- (chiefly about alcohol)

Antonyms

stark

Derived terms

References

“svag”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎^[1] (in Swedish), 1937

Anagrams

gavs