svag

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German swak, compare with German schwach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsvæˀj]
• Rhymes: -æː

Adjective

svag (neuter svagt, plural and definite singular attributive svage, comparative svagere, superlative (predicative) svagest, superlative (attributive) svageste)

1. weak; lacking in force or ability

Inflection

Inflection of svag
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	svag	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	svagt	—	—2
Plural	svage	—	—2
Definite attributive1	svage	—	—
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.

Antonyms

• stærk

Derived terms

• svagt verbum

References

“svag” in Den Danske Ordbog

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Compare with German schwach. The form with -g- is due to Danish influence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svɑːɡ/

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Adjective

svag (comparative svagare, superlative svagast)

1. weak; lacking in force or ability
2. weak; dilute
3. (grammar) weak; regular in inflection

Declension

Inflection of svag
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	svag	svagare	svagast
Neuter singular	svagt	svagare	svagast
Plural	svaga	svagare	svagast
Masculine plural3	svage	svagare	svagast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	svage	svagare	svagaste
All	svaga	svagare	svagaste
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

Synonyms

• (dilute): lätt- (chiefly about alcohol)

Antonyms

• stark

Derived terms

• jagsvag
• knäsvag
• ljussvag
• lässvag
• nervsvag
• sinnessvag
• svagdricka
• svaghet
• svagpresterande
• svagsint
• svagström
• svagsynt
• svagtryck
• synsvag
• trycksvag
• ålderdomssvag

 

References

“svag”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎^[1] (in Swedish), 1937

Anagrams

• gavs