nyttig

Danish

Etymology

From nytte (“usefulness”) +‎ ig (adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nøti/, [ˈnød̥i]

Adjective

nyttig (neuter nyttigt, plural and definite singular attributive nyttige)

1. useful

Inflection

Inflection of nyttig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	nyttig	nyttigere	nyttigst2
indefinite neuter singular	nyttigt	nyttigere	nyttigst2
plural	nyttige	nyttigere	nyttigst2
definite attributive1	nyttige	nyttigere	nyttigste

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

• almennyttig
• nyttiggøre
• samfundsnyttig
• unyttig

References

• “nyttig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From nytte +‎ -ig; compare with Dutch nuttig.

Adjective

nyttig (neuter singular nyttig, definite singular and plural nyttige, comparative nyttigere, indefinite superlative nyttigst, definite superlative nyttigste)

1. useful

Antonyms

• unyttig

Derived terms

• nyttiggjøre
• nyttighet

References

• “nyttig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From nytte +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nʏtːɪ/

Adjective

nyttig (neuter singular nyttig, definite singular and plural nyttige, comparative nyttigare, indefinite superlative nyttigast, definite superlative nyttigaste)

1. useful

Antonyms

• unyttig

References

• “nyttig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Affix of nytta +‎ -ig, inherited from Old Swedish nyttogher. According to SO attested since cf. 1400.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nʏtɪ(ɡ)/

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Adjective

nyttig (comparative nyttigare, superlative nyttigast)

1. useful

   Synonym: användbar

   Antonym: onyttig

   nyttig kunskap

   useful knowledge

   nyttig idiot

   useful idiot

2. (about food) healthy, nutritional

   Synonyms: hälsosam, sund

   Antonym: onyttig

   nyttig diet

   healthy diet

   Frukt är nyttigt.

   Fruit is nutritional.

Usage notes

Often used in a broader or longtime sense, rather than just being useful for the moment.

For example; a hammer might be an användbart (“useful”) tool, while carpeting might be a nyttig (“useful”) skill.

Declension

Inflection of nyttig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	nyttig	nyttigare	nyttigast
neuter singular	nyttigt	nyttigare	nyttigast
plural	nyttiga	nyttigare	nyttigast
masculine plural2	nyttige	nyttigare	nyttigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	nyttige	nyttigare	nyttigaste
all	nyttiga	nyttigare	nyttigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• nyttighet (“something useful, healthy”)
• onyttig (“not useful; unhealthy”)

Further reading

• nyttig in Svensk ordbok.