anständig

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German

Etymology

Anstand +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌʃtɛndɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌʃtɛndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: an‧stän‧dig

Adjective

anständig (strong nominative masculine singular anständiger, comparative anständiger, superlative am anständigsten)

  1. decent, reputable, proper
  2. civilized

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Swedish

Etymology

From German anständig. Attested since 1719. Compare Danish anstændig, Middle Low German anstendich.

Adjective

anständig (comparative anständigare, superlative anständigast)

  1. decent, respectable

Declension

Inflection of anständig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular anständig anständigare anständigast
neuter singular anständigt anständigare anständigast
plural anständiga anständigare anständigast
masculine plural2 anständige anständigare anständigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 anständige anständigare anständigaste
all anständiga anständigare anständigaste

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.

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