fugtig

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to fugt (“moisture”) +‎ -ig. From Middle Low German vuchtich (“moist”), derived from vucht (“moist, moisture”), from Old Saxon *fūht, from Proto-West Germanic *fų̄ht (cf. Danish fugt). Norwegian fuktig Swedish fuktig are also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfɔɡ̊d̥i]

Adjective

fugtig n (singular definite fugtigt, plural indefinite fugtige)

moist, humid, wet
damp
boozy (with a lot of alcohol)

Inflection

Inflection of *fugtig*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	fugtig	fugtigere	fugtigst²
indefinite neuter singular	fugtigt	fugtigere	fugtigst²
plural	fugtige	fugtigere	fugtigst²
definite attributive¹	fugtige	fugtigere	fugtigste

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

fugtighed