styg
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse styggr, from Proto-Germanic *stugjaz, cognate with Norwegian stygg (“ugly”), Swedish stygg (“bad”), Dutch stug (“stiff”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
styg (neuter stygt, plural and definite singular attributive stygge)
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of styg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | styg | styggere | styggest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | stygt | styggere | styggest2 |
| Plural | stygge | styggere | styggest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | stygge | styggere | styggeste |
| 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. | |||
References[edit]
- “styg” in Den Danske Ordbog