svag

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. compare with German schwach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvæˀj]
  • Rhymes: -æː

Adjective

svag (neuter svagt, plural and definite singular attributive svage)

  1. weak; lacking in force or ability

Inflection

Inflection of svag
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular svag svagere svagest2
indefinite neuter singular svagt svagere svagest2
plural svage svagere svagest2
definite attributive1 svage svagere svageste

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.

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References

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Compare with German schwach. The form with -g- is due to Danish influence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svɑːɡ/
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Adjective

svag (comparative svagare, superlative svagast)

  1. weak; lacking in force or ability
  2. weak; dilute
  3. (grammar) weak; regular in inflection

Declension

Inflection of svag
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular svag svagare svagast
neuter singular svagt svagare svagast
plural svaga svagare svagast
masculine plural2 svage svagare svagast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 svage svagare svagaste
all svaga svagare svagaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

  • (dilute): lätt- (chiefly about alcohol)

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

svag”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy][1] (in Swedish), 1937

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