feg
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish fēgher, from Old Norse feigr, from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz. The present meaning ("cowardly") is through German influence (compare German feige).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
feg (comparative fegare, superlative fegast)
- cowardly
Declension
| Inflection of feg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | feg | fegare | fegast |
| Neuter singular | fegt | fegare | fegast |
| Plural | fega | fegare | fegast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | fege | fegare | fegaste |
| All | fega | fegare | fegaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Related terms
- feghet
- fegis
Volapük
Noun
feg (plural fegs)
- fencing
Declension
declension of feg
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | feg | fegs |
| genitive | fega | fegas |
| dative | fege | feges |
| accusative | fegi | fegis |
| vocative 1 | o feg! | o fegs! |
| predicative 2 | fegu | fegus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only
Related terms
- fegön