saktmodig
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish saktmodhogher, equivalent to saktmod + -ig. Compare Danish sagtmodig, Dutch zachtmoedig, German sanftmütig.
Adjective
saktmodig (comparative saktmodigare, superlative saktmodigast)
- meek, gentle
Declension
| Inflection of saktmodig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | saktmodig | saktmodigare | saktmodigast |
| Neuter singular | saktmodigt | saktmodigare | saktmodigast |
| Plural | saktmodiga | saktmodigare | saktmodigast |
| Masculine plural3 | saktmodige | saktmodigare | saktmodigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | saktmodige | saktmodigare | saktmodigaste |
| All | saktmodiga | saktmodigare | saktmodigaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Derived terms
- saktmodighet
References
- saktmodig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- saktmodig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- saktmodig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)