nådig

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Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to nåde (mercy, grace) +‎ -ig. Compare German gnädig.

Pronunciation

Adjective

nådig (neuter nådigt, plural and definite singular attributive nådige)

  1. merciful
  2. gracious

Inflection

Inflection of nådig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular nådig nådigere nådigst2
indefinite neuter singular nådigt nådigere nådigst2
plural nådige nådigere nådigst2
definite attributive1 nådige nådigere nådigste

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.

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Swedish

Etymology

nåd +‎ -ig

Adjective

nådig (comparative nådigare, superlative nådigast)

  1. gracious, indulgent (often towards a subordinate, in a somewhat condescending manner)
    Kritiken var inte nådig
    He got angrily rebuked (common turn of phrase)
  2. merciful

Declension

Inflection of nådig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular nådig nådigare nådigast
neuter singular nådigt nådigare nådigast
plural nådiga nådigare nådigast
masculine plural2 nådige nådigare nådigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 nådige nådigare nådigaste
all nådiga nådigare nådigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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