Borrowed from Middle Low German dosich, from Proto-West Germanic *dusīg. Cognate of English dizzy. By surface analysis, dåsa + -ig (“-y”).
dåsig (comparative dåsigare, superlative dåsigast)
Inflection of dåsig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | dåsig | dåsigare | dåsigast |
Neuter singular | dåsigt | dåsigare | dåsigast |
Plural | dåsiga | dåsigare | dåsigast |
Masculine plural3 | dåsige | dåsigare | dåsigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | dåsige | dåsigare | dåsigaste |
All | dåsiga | dåsigare | dåsigaste |
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 |