From Middle High German vinnic, related to Middle Low German vinnich (“covered in pimples, spoiled, rancid, smelly”), German finnig.
finnig (comparative finnigor, superlative dar finnigorste)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist finnig | zi ist finnig | is ist finnig | ze zèint finnig | |
with definite article | nominative | dar finnighe | de finniga | 's finnighe | de finnighen |
accusative | in finnighen | de finniga | 's finnighe | de finnighen | |
dative | me finnighen | dar finnighen | me finnighen | in finnighen | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an finnigar | an finniga | an finnighes | (khòone) finnighen |
accusative | an finnighen | an finniga | an finnighes | (khòone) finnighen | |
dative | aname finnighen | anara finnighen | aname finnighen | (khòonen) finnighen | |
without article | nominative | finnighe | |||
accusative | finnighe | ||||
dative | finnighen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist finnigor | zi ist finnigor | is ist finnigor | ze zèint finnigor | |
with definite article | nominative | dar finnigore | de finnigora | 's finnigore | de finnigorn |
accusative | in finnigorn | de finnigora | 's finnigore | de finnigorn | |
dative | me finnigorn | dar finnigorn | me finnigorn | in finnigorn | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an finnigorar | an finnigora | an finnigors | (khòone) finnigorn |
accusative | an finnigorn | an finnigora | an finnigors | (khòone) finnigorn | |
dative | aname finnigorn | anara finnigorn | aname finnigorn | (khòonen) finnigorn | |
without article | nominative | finnigore | |||
accusative | finnigore | ||||
dative | finnigorn |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist dar finnigorste | zi ist dar finnigorsta | is ist dar finnigorste | ze zèint dar finnigorste | |
with definite article | nominative | dar finnigorste | de finnigorsta | 's finnigorste | de finnigorsten |
accusative | in finnigorsten | de finnigorsta | 's finnigorste | de finnigorsten | |
dative | me finnigorsten | dar finnigorsten | me finnigorsten | in finnigorsten | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an finnigorstar | an finnigorsta | an finnigorstes | (khòone) finnigorsten |
accusative | an finnigorsten | an finnigorsta | an finnigorstes | (khòone) finnigorsten | |
dative | aname finnigorsten | anara finnigorsten | aname finnigorsten | (khòonen) finnigorsten | |
without article | nominative | finnigorste | |||
accusative | finnigorste | ||||
dative | finnigorsten |
From Middle High German vinnic (“spotty, contaminated, infested”), equivalent to Finne (“larva, pimple”) + -ig. Related to Middle Low German vinnich (“covered in pimples, spoiled, rancid, smelly”), Middle Dutch vinnich. Compare also Middle High German finneht (“contaminated”).
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finnig (strong nominative masculine singular finniger, comparative finniger, superlative am finnigsten)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist finnig | sie ist finnig | es ist finnig | sie sind finnig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | finniger | finnige | finniges | finnige |
genitive | finnigen | finniger | finnigen | finniger | |
dative | finnigem | finniger | finnigem | finnigen | |
accusative | finnigen | finnige | finniges | finnige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der finnige | die finnige | das finnige | die finnigen |
genitive | des finnigen | der finnigen | des finnigen | der finnigen | |
dative | dem finnigen | der finnigen | dem finnigen | den finnigen | |
accusative | den finnigen | die finnige | das finnige | die finnigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein finniger | eine finnige | ein finniges | (keine) finnigen |
genitive | eines finnigen | einer finnigen | eines finnigen | (keiner) finnigen | |
dative | einem finnigen | einer finnigen | einem finnigen | (keinen) finnigen | |
accusative | einen finnigen | eine finnige | ein finniges | (keine) finnigen |
finne (“pimple”) + -ig (“-y”)
finnig (comparative finnigare, superlative finnigast)
Inflection of finnig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | finnig | finnigare | finnigast |
Neuter singular | finnigt | finnigare | finnigast |
Plural | finniga | finnigare | finnigast |
Masculine plural3 | finnige | finnigare | finnigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | finnige | finnigare | finnigaste |
All | finniga | finnigare | finnigaste |
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 |