elendig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German elendich, from Old Saxon elilendi. Cognate of German elend (“miserable”), Elend (“misery”) and Dutch ellende (“misery”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
elendig (neuter elendigt, plural and definite singular attributive elendige, comparative elendigere, superlative (predicative) elendigst, superlative (attributive) elendigste)
References edit
- “elendig” in Den Danske Ordbog
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): [ˈeːlɛndɪç] (standard)
Audio (file) - IPA(key): [ˈeːlɛndɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: elen‧dig
Adjective edit
elendig (strong nominative masculine singular elendiger, comparative elendiger, superlative am elendigsten)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist elendig | sie ist elendig | es ist elendig | sie sind elendig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | elendiger | elendige | elendiges | elendige |
genitive | elendigen | elendiger | elendigen | elendiger | |
dative | elendigem | elendiger | elendigem | elendigen | |
accusative | elendigen | elendige | elendiges | elendige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der elendige | die elendige | das elendige | die elendigen |
genitive | des elendigen | der elendigen | des elendigen | der elendigen | |
dative | dem elendigen | der elendigen | dem elendigen | den elendigen | |
accusative | den elendigen | die elendige | das elendige | die elendigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein elendiger | eine elendige | ein elendiges | (keine) elendigen |
genitive | eines elendigen | einer elendigen | eines elendigen | (keiner) elendigen | |
dative | einem elendigen | einer elendigen | einem elendigen | (keinen) elendigen | |
accusative | einen elendigen | eine elendige | ein elendiges | (keine) elendigen |
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German elendich.
Adjective edit
elendig (neuter singular elendig, definite singular and plural elendige, comparative elendigere, indefinite superlative elendigst, definite superlative elendigste)
References edit
- “elendig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German elendich.
Adjective edit
elendig (neuter singular elendig, definite singular and plural elendige, comparative elendigare, indefinite superlative elendigast, definite superlative elendigaste)
References edit
- “elendig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.