elendig
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German elendich, from Old Saxon elilendi. Cognate of German elend (“miserable”), Elend (“misery”) and Dutch ellende (“misery”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eˈlɛnˀd̥i]
Adjective
elendig (neuter elendigt, plural and definite singular attributive elendige, comparative elendigere, superlative (predicative) elendigst, superlative (attributive) elendigste)
- miserable, in a state of misery
References
- “elendig” in Den Danske Ordbog
German
Etymology
Elend + -ig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈeːlɛndɪç] (standard)
Audio (file) - IPA(key): [ˈeːlɛndɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: elen‧dig
Adjective
elendig (strong nominative masculine singular elendiger, comparative elendiger, superlative am elendigsten)
- (regional) Synonym of elend
Declension
Positive forms of elendig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist elendig | sie ist elendig | es ist elendig | sie sind elendig | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | elendiger | elendige | elendiges | elendige |
| genitive | elendigen | elendiger | elendigen | elendiger | |
| dative | elendigem | elendiger | elendigem | elendigen | |
| accusative | elendigen | elendige | elendiges | elendige | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der elendige | die elendige | das elendige | die elendigen |
| genitive | des elendigen | der elendigen | des elendigen | der elendigen | |
| dative | dem elendigen | der elendigen | dem elendigen | den elendigen | |
| accusative | den elendigen | die elendige | das elendige | die elendigen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein elendiger | eine elendige | ein elendiges | (keine) elendigen |
| genitive | eines elendigen | einer elendigen | eines elendigen | (keiner) elendigen | |
| dative | einem elendigen | einer elendigen | einem elendigen | (keinen) elendigen | |
| accusative | einen elendigen | eine elendige | ein elendiges | (keine) elendigen | |
Comparative forms of elendig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist elendiger | sie ist elendiger | es ist elendiger | sie sind elendiger | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | elendigerer | elendigere | elendigeres | elendigere |
| genitive | elendigeren | elendigerer | elendigeren | elendigerer | |
| dative | elendigerem | elendigerer | elendigerem | elendigeren | |
| accusative | elendigeren | elendigere | elendigeres | elendigere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der elendigere | die elendigere | das elendigere | die elendigeren |
| genitive | des elendigeren | der elendigeren | des elendigeren | der elendigeren | |
| dative | dem elendigeren | der elendigeren | dem elendigeren | den elendigeren | |
| accusative | den elendigeren | die elendigere | das elendigere | die elendigeren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein elendigerer | eine elendigere | ein elendigeres | (keine) elendigeren |
| genitive | eines elendigeren | einer elendigeren | eines elendigeren | (keiner) elendigeren | |
| dative | einem elendigeren | einer elendigeren | einem elendigeren | (keinen) elendigeren | |
| accusative | einen elendigeren | eine elendigere | ein elendigeres | (keine) elendigeren | |
Superlative forms of elendig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am elendigsten | sie ist am elendigsten | es ist am elendigsten | sie sind am elendigsten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | elendigster | elendigste | elendigstes | elendigste |
| genitive | elendigsten | elendigster | elendigsten | elendigster | |
| dative | elendigstem | elendigster | elendigstem | elendigsten | |
| accusative | elendigsten | elendigste | elendigstes | elendigste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der elendigste | die elendigste | das elendigste | die elendigsten |
| genitive | des elendigsten | der elendigsten | des elendigsten | der elendigsten | |
| dative | dem elendigsten | der elendigsten | dem elendigsten | den elendigsten | |
| accusative | den elendigsten | die elendigste | das elendigste | die elendigsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein elendigster | eine elendigste | ein elendigstes | (keine) elendigsten |
| genitive | eines elendigsten | einer elendigsten | eines elendigsten | (keiner) elendigsten | |
| dative | einem elendigsten | einer elendigsten | einem elendigsten | (keinen) elendigsten | |
| accusative | einen elendigsten | eine elendigste | ein elendigstes | (keine) elendigsten | |
Further reading
- “elendig” in Duden online
- “elendig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German elendich.
Adjective
elendig (neuter singular elendig, definite singular and plural elendige, comparative elendigere, indefinite superlative elendigst, definite superlative elendigste)
- miserable, wretched, rotten, terrible
References
- “elendig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German elendich.
Adjective
elendig (neuter singular elendig, definite singular and plural elendige, comparative elendigare, indefinite superlative elendigast, definite superlative elendigaste)
- miserable, wretched, rotten, terrible
References
- “elendig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.