listig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch listich. Equivalent to list +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪs.təx/
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  • Hyphenation: lis‧tig

Adjective

listig (comparative listiger, superlative listigst)

  1. cunning, shrewd

Inflection
Inflection of listig
uninflected listig
inflected listige
comparative listiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial listiglistigerhet listigst
het listigste
indefinite m./f. sing. listigelistigerelistigste
n. sing. listiglistigerlistigste
plural listigelistigerelistigste
definite listigelistigerelistigste
partitive listigslistigers—

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • listigheid

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: listig

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪstɪç/
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Adjective

listig (strong nominative masculine singular listiger, comparative listiger, superlative am listigsten)

  1. cunning, wily, crafty

Further reading
  • “listig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Adjective

listig (comparative listigare, superlative listigast)

  1. cunning, sly
    Hunden kan inte vara listig som en räv, och inte heller räven trogen som en hund
    The dog can not be sly like a fox, and neither can the fox be faithful as a dog

Usage notes

The difference between listig and slug is similar to the difference between cunning and sly, where slug sounds more deceitful by default.

Declension
Inflection of listig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular listig listigare listigast
Neuter singular listigt listigare listigast
Plural listiga listigare listigast
Masculine plural3 listige listigare listigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 listige listigare listigaste
All listiga listigare listigaste
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

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