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ægte

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German echt, whence also German echt (lawful). Originally a compound of 1. Middle Low German ē (law, marriage) (German Ehe (marriage)), from Proto-Germanic *aiwǭ, *aiwaz (law), and 2. German -haft, from Proto-Germanic *haftaz (captured, afflicted).

The verb is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ægte

  1. true, right

Inflection

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Inflection of ægte
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular ægte 2
indefinite neuter singular ægte 2
plural ægte 2
definite attributive1 ægte

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.

Antonyms

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Verb

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ægte (imperative ægt, infinitive at ægte, present tense ægter, past tense ægtede, perfect tense har ægtet)

  1. to marry

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ægte
active passive
present ægter ægtes
past ægtede ægtedes
infinitive ægte ægtes
imperative ægt
participle
present ægtende
past ægtet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund ægten