gedigen
Swedish
Etymology
From German gediegen, originally the past participle of gedeihen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɛˈdiːɡɛn/
Audio (Gotland) (file) - Rhymes: -¹iːɡɛn
Adjective
gedigen (comparative gedignare, superlative gedignast)
- pure, unadulterated, solid (lacking errors or inconsistencies) (e.g. of precious metals)
- good, solid (e.g. of work, education, or of one's understanding of a subject)
Declension
| Inflection of gedigen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | gedigen | gedignare | gedignast |
| Neuter singular | gediget | gedignare | gedignast |
| Plural | gedigna | gedignare | gedignast |
| Masculine plural3 | gedigne | gedignare | gedignast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | gedigne | gedignare | gedignaste |
| All | gedigna | gedignare | gedignaste |
| 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
References
- gedigen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gedigen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gedigen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gedigen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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