fugtig

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Danish

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fugtig n (singular definite fugtigt, plural indefinite fugtige)

  1. moist, humid, wet
  2. damp
  3. boozy (with a lot of alcohol)

Inflection

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Inflection of fugtig
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.

Derived terms

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