skyldig
Danish
Etymology
From late Old Norse skyldugr, from skyldr. In part influenced by Middle Low German schuldich and German schuldig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skyldi/, [ˈsɡ̊yld̥i]
Adjective
skyldig
- guilty
- owed
- due
Inflection
Inflection of skyldig | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | skyldig | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | skyldigt | — | —2 |
Plural | skyldige | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | skyldige | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Antonyms
- (guilty): uskyldig
Related terms
- skyld
- skylde
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From skyld + -ig
Adjective
skyldig (neuter singular skyldig, definite singular and plural skyldige)
- guilty
Antonyms
- uskyldig
Derived terms
- medskyldig
References
- “skyldig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- skuldig
Etymology
From skyld + -ig
Adjective
skyldig (neuter singular skyldig, definite singular and plural skyldige)
- guilty
Antonyms
- uskyldig
Derived terms
- medskyldig
References
- “skyldig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
skuld + -ig, From late Old Norse skyldugr, from skyldr. In part influenced by Middle Low German schuldich and German schuldig.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
skyldig (comparative skyldigare, superlative skyldigast)
- guilty
- owed, due, indebted
Declension
Inflection of skyldig | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | skyldig | skyldigare | skyldigast |
Neuter singular | skyldigt | skyldigare | skyldigast |
Plural | skyldiga | skyldigare | skyldigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | skyldige | skyldigare | skyldigaste |
All | skyldiga | skyldigare | skyldigaste |
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
- oskyldig
- skyldighet
- troskyldig