mäktig

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish mæktogher, borrowed from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk mektig and Danish mægtig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²mɛktɪ(ɡ)/
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Adjective

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mäktig (comparative mäktigare, superlative mäktigast)

  1. powerful
  2. imposing
  3. mighty

Declension

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Inflection of mäktig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular mäktig mäktigare mäktigast
Neuter singular mäktigt mäktigare mäktigast
Plural mäktiga mäktigare mäktigast
Masculine plural3 mäktige mäktigare mäktigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 mäktige mäktigare mäktigaste
All mäktiga mäktigare mäktigaste
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

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