deftig
Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *daftuz (“agreeable, suitable, convenient”). Compare English daft, deft, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍉𐍆𐍃 (gadōfs, “suitable”), Latin faber (“craftsman, skillful”) and Russian добро (dobro, “wealth, good”). German deftig was borrowed from the Dutch word.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
deftig (comparative deftiger, superlative deftigst)
- stylish, distinguished (showing high social class)
- pompous
Inflection
| Inflection of deftig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | deftig | |||
| inflected | deftige | |||
| comparative | deftiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | deftig | deftiger | het deftigst het deftigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | deftige | deftigere | deftigste |
| n. sing. | deftig | deftiger | deftigste | |
| plural | deftige | deftigere | deftigste | |
| definite | deftige | deftigere | deftigste | |
| partitive | deftigs | deftigers | — | |
Synonyms
- (pompous): statig
German
Etymology
Via German Low German from Dutch deftig, itself seemingly from West Frisian. The original sense of the Dutch word is not quite clear but would have run on the lines of “suitable, solid, weighty”. The further semantic development has been such that the word now, arguably, has opposite senses in German (“coarse, rustic”) and Dutch (“refined, genteel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛftɪç/
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Adjective
deftig (comparative deftiger, superlative am deftigsten)
- firm, rough, coarse (most often of speech or behaviour)
- (food) substantial, hearty, rustic
- (dated or regional) solid, presentable
Declension
Positive forms of deftig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist deftig | sie ist deftig | es ist deftig | sie sind deftig | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | deftiger | deftige | deftiges | deftige |
| genitive | deftigen | deftiger | deftigen | deftiger | |
| dative | deftigem | deftiger | deftigem | deftigen | |
| accusative | deftigen | deftige | deftiges | deftige | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der deftige | die deftige | das deftige | die deftigen |
| genitive | des deftigen | der deftigen | des deftigen | der deftigen | |
| dative | dem deftigen | der deftigen | dem deftigen | den deftigen | |
| accusative | den deftigen | die deftige | das deftige | die deftigen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein deftiger | eine deftige | ein deftiges | (keine) deftigen |
| genitive | eines deftigen | einer deftigen | eines deftigen | (keiner) deftigen | |
| dative | einem deftigen | einer deftigen | einem deftigen | (keinen) deftigen | |
| accusative | einen deftigen | eine deftige | ein deftiges | (keine) deftigen | |
Comparative forms of deftig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist deftiger | sie ist deftiger | es ist deftiger | sie sind deftiger | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | deftigerer | deftigere | deftigeres | deftigere |
| genitive | deftigeren | deftigerer | deftigeren | deftigerer | |
| dative | deftigerem | deftigerer | deftigerem | deftigeren | |
| accusative | deftigeren | deftigere | deftigeres | deftigere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der deftigere | die deftigere | das deftigere | die deftigeren |
| genitive | des deftigeren | der deftigeren | des deftigeren | der deftigeren | |
| dative | dem deftigeren | der deftigeren | dem deftigeren | den deftigeren | |
| accusative | den deftigeren | die deftigere | das deftigere | die deftigeren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein deftigerer | eine deftigere | ein deftigeres | (keine) deftigeren |
| genitive | eines deftigeren | einer deftigeren | eines deftigeren | (keiner) deftigeren | |
| dative | einem deftigeren | einer deftigeren | einem deftigeren | (keinen) deftigeren | |
| accusative | einen deftigeren | eine deftigere | ein deftigeres | (keine) deftigeren | |
Superlative forms of deftig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am deftigsten | sie ist am deftigsten | es ist am deftigsten | sie sind am deftigsten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | deftigster | deftigste | deftigstes | deftigste |
| genitive | deftigsten | deftigster | deftigsten | deftigster | |
| dative | deftigstem | deftigster | deftigstem | deftigsten | |
| accusative | deftigsten | deftigste | deftigstes | deftigste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der deftigste | die deftigste | das deftigste | die deftigsten |
| genitive | des deftigsten | der deftigsten | des deftigsten | der deftigsten | |
| dative | dem deftigsten | der deftigsten | dem deftigsten | den deftigsten | |
| accusative | den deftigsten | die deftigste | das deftigste | die deftigsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein deftigster | eine deftigste | ein deftigstes | (keine) deftigsten |
| genitive | eines deftigsten | einer deftigsten | eines deftigsten | (keiner) deftigsten | |
| dative | einem deftigsten | einer deftigsten | einem deftigsten | (keinen) deftigsten | |
| accusative | einen deftigsten | eine deftigste | ein deftigstes | (keine) deftigsten | |
Derived terms
- Deftigkeit
Further reading
- deftig in Duden online