frygtsom

Danish

Etymology

From frygt (“fear”) +‎ -som (“-some”). After German furchtsam.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfʁœɡ̊d̥ˌsʌmˀ]

Adjective

frygtsom (neuter frygtsomt, plural and definite singular attributive frygtsomme)

fearful, easily scared

Inflection

Inflection of *frygtsom*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	frygtsom	frygtsommere	frygtsomst²
indefinite neuter singular	frygtsomt	frygtsommere	frygtsomst²
plural	frygtsomme	frygtsommere	frygtsomst²
definite attributive¹	frygtsomme	frygtsommere	frygtsomste

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.

Related terms

frygtsomhed

References

“frygtsom” in Den Danske Ordbog