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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle Low German ēwich, from Old Saxon ewig, cognate with German ewig, Dutch eeuwig.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
evig (neuter evigt, plural and definite singular attributive evige)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of evig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | evig | evigere | evigst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | evigt | evigere | evigst2 |
Plural | evige | evigere | evigst2 |
Definite attributive1 | evige | evigere | evigste |
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. |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “evig” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle Low German êwich; related to Old Norse ævi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
evig (neuter singular evig, definite singular and plural evige)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “evig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle Low German êwich; related to Old Norse ævi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
evig (neuter singular evig, definite singular and plural evige)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “evig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish ævigher, borrowed from Middle Low German êwich; related to Old Norse ævi.
Pronunciation[edit]
audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
evig (not comparable)
- eternal, never-ending
Declension[edit]
Inflection of evig | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | evig | — | — |
Neuter singular | evigt | — | — |
Plural | eviga | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | evige | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | evige | — | — |
All | eviga | — | — |
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[edit]
References[edit]
- evig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- evig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- evig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams[edit]
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