deftig

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Dutch

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German . Equivalent to deft +‎ -ig. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛf.təx/
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  • Hyphenation: def‧tig

Adjective

deftig (comparative deftiger, superlative deftigst)

  1. proper, decent
  2. stylish, distinguished, genteel (showing high social class)
  3. pompous

Inflection

Inflection of deftig
uninflected deftig
inflected deftige
comparative deftiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial deftig deftiger het deftigst
het deftigste
indefinite m./f. sing. deftige deftigere deftigste
n. sing. deftig deftiger deftigste
plural deftige deftigere deftigste
definite deftige deftigere deftigste
partitive deftigs deftigers —

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: dèftu

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Dutch deftig, itself seemingly from West Frisian. The original sense of the Dutch word is not quite clear but would have run on the lines of “suitable, solid, weighty”. The further semantic development has been such that the word now, arguably, has opposite senses in German (“coarse, rustic”) and Dutch (“refined, genteel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛftɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛftɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: def‧tig

Adjective

deftig (strong nominative masculine singular deftiger, comparative deftiger, superlative am deftigsten)

  1. firm, rough, coarse (most often of speech or behaviour)
  2. (food) substantial, hearty, rustic
  3. (dated or regional) solid, presentable

Declension

Positive forms of deftig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist deftig sie ist deftig es ist deftig sie sind deftig
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative deftiger deftige deftiges deftige
genitive deftigen deftiger deftigen deftiger
dative deftigem deftiger deftigem deftigen
accusative deftigen deftige deftiges deftige
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der deftige die deftige das deftige die deftigen
genitive des deftigen der deftigen des deftigen der deftigen
dative dem deftigen der deftigen dem deftigen den deftigen
accusative den deftigen die deftige das deftige die deftigen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein deftiger eine deftige ein deftiges (keine) deftigen
genitive eines deftigen einer deftigen eines deftigen (keiner) deftigen
dative einem deftigen einer deftigen einem deftigen (keinen) deftigen
accusative einen deftigen eine deftige ein deftiges (keine) deftigen
Comparative forms of deftig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist deftiger sie ist deftiger es ist deftiger sie sind deftiger
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative deftigerer deftigere deftigeres deftigere
genitive deftigeren deftigerer deftigeren deftigerer
dative deftigerem deftigerer deftigerem deftigeren
accusative deftigeren deftigere deftigeres deftigere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der deftigere die deftigere das deftigere die deftigeren
genitive des deftigeren der deftigeren des deftigeren der deftigeren
dative dem deftigeren der deftigeren dem deftigeren den deftigeren
accusative den deftigeren die deftigere das deftigere die deftigeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein deftigerer eine deftigere ein deftigeres (keine) deftigeren
genitive eines deftigeren einer deftigeren eines deftigeren (keiner) deftigeren
dative einem deftigeren einer deftigeren einem deftigeren (keinen) deftigeren
accusative einen deftigeren eine deftigere ein deftigeres (keine) deftigeren
Superlative forms of deftig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am deftigsten sie ist am deftigsten es ist am deftigsten sie sind am deftigsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative deftigster deftigste deftigstes deftigste
genitive deftigsten deftigster deftigsten deftigster
dative deftigstem deftigster deftigstem deftigsten
accusative deftigsten deftigste deftigstes deftigste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der deftigste die deftigste das deftigste die deftigsten
genitive des deftigsten der deftigsten des deftigsten der deftigsten
dative dem deftigsten der deftigsten dem deftigsten den deftigsten
accusative den deftigsten die deftigste das deftigste die deftigsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein deftigster eine deftigste ein deftigstes (keine) deftigsten
genitive eines deftigsten einer deftigsten eines deftigsten (keiner) deftigsten
dative einem deftigsten einer deftigsten einem deftigsten (keinen) deftigsten
accusative einen deftigsten eine deftigste ein deftigstes (keine) deftigsten

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “deftig” in Duden online
  • “deftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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