trägen
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German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
trägen
- inflection of träge:
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Possibly past participle of träga (“bereave”). Compare Old English trega, tregian, Icelandic trega, tregi. Possibly derived from Old Norse tregr. Compare origin of Danish træg, German träge.
Adjective[edit]
trägen (comparative trägnare, superlative trägnast)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of trägen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | trägen | trägnare | trägnast |
Neuter singular | träget | trägnare | trägnast |
Plural | trägna | trägnare | trägnast |
Masculine plural3 | trägne | trägnare | trägnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | trägne | trägnare | trägnaste |
All | trägna | trägnare | trägnaste |
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 |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- trägen in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- trägen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)