dygtig

See also: -dygtig

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German duchtig, from Old Saxon *duhtig, from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg, cognate with German tüchtig, Dutch duchtig, English doughty. Derived from the noun *duhti (“fitness”) (cf. German Tucht), a noun from the verb Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful”), cf. Danish du.

Adjective

dygtig (neuter e, plural and definite singular attributive t)

skilled

Inflection

Inflection of *dygtig*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	dygtig	dygtigere	dygtigst²
indefinite neuter singular	dygtigt	dygtigere	dygtigst²
plural	dygtige	dygtigere	dygtigst²
definite attributive¹	dygtige	dygtigere	dygtigste

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

References

“dygtig” in Den Danske Ordbog