tvetydig

Danish

Etymology

A calque of the German zweideutig, itself a calque of the French équivoque (“equivocal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tvetyːdi/, [ˈtˢveˌtyːˀði]

Adjective

tvetydig

1. ambiguous
2. equivocal
3. dubious
4. improper, risqué, suggestive

Inflection

Inflection of tvetydig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	tvetydig	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	tvetydigt	—	—2
Plural	tvetydige	—	—2
Definite attributive1	tvetydige	—	—
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.

Synonyms

• dobbelttydig

Derived terms

• tvetydighed
• utvetydig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

A calque of German zweideutig, itself a calque of French équivoque (“equivocal”).

Adjective

tvetydig (neuter singular tvetydig, definite singular and plural tvetydige)

1. ambiguous, duplicitous
2. equivocal
3. dubious
4. improper, risqué, suggestive

Derived terms

• tvetydighet
• utvetydig

References

• “tvetydig” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “tvetydig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From tve- +‎ tyda +‎ -ig.

Adjective

tvetydig

1. ambiguous (open to multiple interpretations)

   Synonyms: dubbeltydig, mångtydig

   Antonyms: entydig, otvetydig

Declension

Inflection of tvetydig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	tvetydig	tvetydigare	tvetydigast
Neuter singular	tvetydigt	tvetydigare	tvetydigast
Plural	tvetydiga	tvetydigare	tvetydigast
Masculine plural3	tvetydige	tvetydigare	tvetydigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	tvetydige	tvetydigare	tvetydigaste
All	tvetydiga	tvetydigare	tvetydigaste
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

Derived terms

• tvetydighet

Further reading

• tvetydig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tvetydig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tvetydig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)