svag

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German swak, compare with German schwach.

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

Adjective

svag (neuter svagt, plural and definite singular attributive svage, comparative svagere, superlative (predicative) svagest, superlative (attributive) svageste)

  1. weak; lacking in force or ability

Inflection
Inflection of svag
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular svag — —2
Indefinite neuter singular svagt — —2
Plural svage — —2
Definite attributive1 svage — —
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

“svag” in Den Danske Ordbog

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 Superlative2
Common singular svag svagare svagast
Neuter singular svagt svagare svagast
Plural svaga svagare svagast
Masculine plural3 svage svagare svagast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 svage svagare svagaste
All svaga svagare svagaste
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

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

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

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

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