giftig

Danish

Etymology

From gift (poison) + -ig, after German giftig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡifti/, [ˈɡ̊ifd̥i]

Adjective

giftig

  1. poisonous
  2. venomous
  3. toxic
  4. waspish
  5. catty
  6. barbed
  7. disagreeable

Inflection

Inflection of giftig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular giftig giftigere giftigst2
Neuter singular giftigt giftigere giftigst2
Plural giftige giftigere giftigst2
Definite attributive1 giftige giftigere giftigste
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


Dutch

Etymology

From gift (poison) + -ig. Cognate with German giftig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

giftig (comparative giftiger, superlative giftigst)

  1. poisonous, venomous, toxic

Inflection

Inflection of giftig
uninflected giftig
inflected giftige
comparative giftiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial giftiggiftigerhet giftigst
het giftigste
indefinite m./f. sing. giftigegiftigeregiftigste
n. sing. giftiggiftigergiftigste
plural giftigegiftigeregiftigste
definite giftigegiftigeregiftigste
partitive giftigsgiftigers

Synonyms


German

Etymology

From Middle High German giftec; equivalent to Gift + -ig

Adjective

giftig (comparative giftiger, superlative am giftigsten)

  1. poisonous

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

giftig

  1. venomously

Further reading


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From gift + -ig

Adjective

giftig (indefinite singular giftig, definite singular and plural giftige, comparative giftigere, indefinite superlative giftigst, definite superlative giftigste)

  1. toxic, poisonous, venomous

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From gift + -ig

Adjective

giftig (indefinite singular giftig, definite singular and plural giftige, comparative giftigare, indefinite superlative giftigast, definite superlative giftigaste)

  1. poisonous, toxic, venomous

References


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɪfˌtɪɡː/

Adjective

giftig

  1. of a harmful chemical nature poisonous, toxic
  2. (of language etc) mean or sarcastic in nature; caustic, sharp
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