dygd
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse dygð. Doublet of dyd m.
Noun
dygd f (definite singular dygda, indefinite plural dygder, definite plural dygdene)
References
- “dygd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish dyghþ (“virtue”), from Old Norse dygð, cognate with Norwegian dygd, Danish dyd, from Proto-Germanic *dugiþō, a variant of *dugunþō in English douth, German Tugend, Dutch deugd. These words are derived from the verb *duganą (“to be useful”), hence Swedish duga.
Noun
dygd c
Declension
| Declension of dygd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | dygd | dygden | dygder | dygderna |
| Genitive | dygds | dygdens | dygders | dygdernas |