elendig

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German elendich, from Old Saxon elilendi. Cognate of German elend (“miserable”), Elend (“misery”) and Dutch ellende (“misery”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [eˈlɛnˀd̥i]

Adjective

elendig (neuter elendigt, plural and definite singular attributive elendige, comparative elendigere, superlative (predicative) elendigst, superlative (attributive) elendigste)

  1. miserable, in a state of misery

References

German

Etymology

Elend +‎ -ig

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈeːlɛndɪç] (standard)
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): [ˈeːlɛndɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: elen‧dig

Adjective

elendig (strong nominative masculine singular elendiger, comparative elendiger, superlative am elendigsten)

  1. (regional) Synonym of elend

Declension
Positive forms of elendig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist elendig sie ist elendig es ist elendig sie sind elendig
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative elendiger elendige elendiges elendige
genitive elendigen elendiger elendigen elendiger
dative elendigem elendiger elendigem elendigen
accusative elendigen elendige elendiges elendige
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der elendige die elendige das elendige die elendigen
genitive des elendigen der elendigen des elendigen der elendigen
dative dem elendigen der elendigen dem elendigen den elendigen
accusative den elendigen die elendige das elendige die elendigen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein elendiger eine elendige ein elendiges (keine) elendigen
genitive eines elendigen einer elendigen eines elendigen (keiner) elendigen
dative einem elendigen einer elendigen einem elendigen (keinen) elendigen
accusative einen elendigen eine elendige ein elendiges (keine) elendigen
Comparative forms of elendig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist elendiger sie ist elendiger es ist elendiger sie sind elendiger
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative elendigerer elendigere elendigeres elendigere
genitive elendigeren elendigerer elendigeren elendigerer
dative elendigerem elendigerer elendigerem elendigeren
accusative elendigeren elendigere elendigeres elendigere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der elendigere die elendigere das elendigere die elendigeren
genitive des elendigeren der elendigeren des elendigeren der elendigeren
dative dem elendigeren der elendigeren dem elendigeren den elendigeren
accusative den elendigeren die elendigere das elendigere die elendigeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein elendigerer eine elendigere ein elendigeres (keine) elendigeren
genitive eines elendigeren einer elendigeren eines elendigeren (keiner) elendigeren
dative einem elendigeren einer elendigeren einem elendigeren (keinen) elendigeren
accusative einen elendigeren eine elendigere ein elendigeres (keine) elendigeren
Superlative forms of elendig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am elendigsten sie ist am elendigsten es ist am elendigsten sie sind am elendigsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative elendigster elendigste elendigstes elendigste
genitive elendigsten elendigster elendigsten elendigster
dative elendigstem elendigster elendigstem elendigsten
accusative elendigsten elendigste elendigstes elendigste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der elendigste die elendigste das elendigste die elendigsten
genitive des elendigsten der elendigsten des elendigsten der elendigsten
dative dem elendigsten der elendigsten dem elendigsten den elendigsten
accusative den elendigsten die elendigste das elendigste die elendigsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein elendigster eine elendigste ein elendigstes (keine) elendigsten
genitive eines elendigsten einer elendigsten eines elendigsten (keiner) elendigsten
dative einem elendigsten einer elendigsten einem elendigsten (keinen) elendigsten
accusative einen elendigsten eine elendigste ein elendigstes (keine) elendigsten

Further reading
  • “elendig” in Duden online
  • “elendig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German elendich.

Adjective

elendig (neuter singular elendig, definite singular and plural elendige, comparative elendigere, indefinite superlative elendigst, definite superlative elendigste)

  1. miserable, wretched, rotten, terrible

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German elendich.

Adjective

elendig (neuter singular elendig, definite singular and plural elendige, comparative elendigare, indefinite superlative elendigast, definite superlative elendigaste)

  1. miserable, wretched, rotten, terrible

References
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