väldig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle Low German weldich, whence also Danish vældig and Norwegian Bokmål veldig (which are usually used in a different way from the Swedish word).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]väldig (comparative väldigare, superlative väldigast)
- huge; of a very large size
Declension
[edit]Inflection of väldig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | väldig | väldigare | väldigast |
Neuter singular | väldigt | väldigare | väldigast |
Plural | väldiga | väldigare | väldigast |
Masculine plural3 | väldige | väldigare | väldigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | väldige | väldigare | väldigaste |
All | väldiga | väldigare | väldigaste |
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 |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- väldig in Svensk ordbok.