Equivalent to fugt (“moisture”) + -ig. From Middle Low German vuchtich (“moist”), derived from vucht (“moist, moisture”), from Old Saxon *fūht, from Proto-West Germanic *fų̄ht (cf. Danish fugt). Norwegian fuktig Swedish fuktig are also borrowed from Low German.
fugtig n (singular definite fugtigt, plural indefinite fugtige)
Inflection of fugtig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | fugtig | fugtigere | fugtigst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | fugtigt | fugtigere | fugtigst2 |
Plural | fugtige | fugtigere | fugtigst2 |
Definite attributive1 | fugtige | fugtigere | fugtigste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |