klyftig
Swedish
Etymology
klyfta + -ig, from the verb klyva (“to cleave”), also in the sense of distinction, ability to tell things apart;from Middle Low German klüftich, klüchtich;compare English skill and its relationship to Swedish skilja
Adjective
klyftig (comparative klyftigare, superlative klyftigast)
- (archaic) clifty, full of clefts and cracks, like a cleft or crack (of a mountain)
- clever, bright, smart, intelligent
Declension
| Inflection of klyftig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | klyftig | klyftigare | klyftigast |
| Neuter singular | klyftigt | klyftigare | klyftigast |
| Plural | klyftiga | klyftigare | klyftigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | klyftige | klyftigare | klyftigaste |
| All | klyftiga | klyftigare | klyftigaste |
| 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
- klyftighet
References
- klyftig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.