overflødig

See also: överflödig

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to overflod (“abundance”) +‎ -ig, borrowed from Middle Low German overflōdich, calque of Latin superfluus. Compare German überflüssig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɒwɐˈfløˀði]

Adjective

overflødig (neuter overflødigt, plural and definite singular attributive overflødige)

  1. superfluous, unnecessary, surplus

Inflection

Inflection of overflødig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular overflødig — —2
indefinite neuter singular overflødigt — —2
plural overflødige — —2
definite attributive1 overflødige — —

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.

Derived terms

  • overflødighed

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German overflodich.

Adjective

overflødig (neuter singular overflødig, definite singular and plural overflødige)

  1. abundant, plentiful
  2. superfluous, unnecessary, surplus

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German overflodich.

Adjective

overflødig (neuter singular overflødig, definite singular and plural overflødige)

  1. superfluous, unnecessary, surplus

References

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