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tvetydig

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Danish

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Etymology

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A calque of the German zweideutig, itself a calque of the French équivoque (equivocal).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tvetyːdi/, [ˈtˢveˌtyːˀði]

Adjective

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tvetydig

  1. ambiguous
  2. equivocal
  3. dubious
  4. improper, risqué, suggestive

Inflection

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Inflection of tvetydig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular tvetydig 2
indefinite neuter singular tvetydigt 2
plural tvetydige 2
definite attributive1 tvetydige

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.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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A calque of German zweideutig, itself a calque of French équivoque (equivocal).

Adjective

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tvetydig (neuter singular tvetydig, definite singular and plural tvetydige)

  1. ambiguous, duplicitous
  2. equivocal
  3. dubious
  4. improper, risqué, suggestive

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From tve- +‎ tyda +‎ -ig.

Adjective

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tvetydig

  1. ambiguous (open to multiple interpretations)
    Synonyms: dubbeltydig, mångtydig
    Antonyms: entydig, otvetydig

Declension

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Inflection of tvetydig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular tvetydig tvetydigare tvetydigast
neuter singular tvetydigt tvetydigare tvetydigast
plural tvetydiga tvetydigare tvetydigast
masculine plural2 tvetydige tvetydigare tvetydigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 tvetydige tvetydigare tvetydigaste
all tvetydiga tvetydigare tvetydigaste

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.

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