delaktig

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

del (“part”) +‎ -aktig, from Middle Low German delachtich

Adjective

delaktig (neuter singular delaktig, definite singular and plural delaktige)

  1. involved (i.e. taking part in...)

References

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish delaktogher, from Middle Low German delhaftich, delachtich, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *daili (“part, share”) + *haft (“captive”). Cognate of Danish delagtig, archaic Dutch deelachtich, German teilhaftig.

Adjective

delaktig (comparative mer delaktig, superlative mest delaktig)

  1. involved, taking part

Usage notes

Often used for involvement in crime or other wrongdoing.

Declension

Inflection of delaktig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular delaktig mer delaktig mest delaktig
Neuter singular delaktigt mer delaktigt mest delaktigt
Plural delaktiga mer delaktiga mest delaktiga
Masculine plural3 delaktige mer delaktiga mest delaktiga
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 delaktige mer delaktige mest delaktige
All delaktiga mer delaktiga mest delaktiga
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

Derived terms

References

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