ægte
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German echt, whence also German echt (“lawful”). Originally a compound of 1. Middle Low German ē (“law, marriage”) (German Ehe (“marriage”)), from Proto-Germanic *aiwǭ, *aiwaz (“law”), and 2. German -haft, from Proto-Germanic *haftaz (“captured, afflicted”).
The verb is derived form the adjective.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛɡ̊d̥ə]
Inflection
| Inflection of ægte | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | ægte | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | ægte | — | —2 |
| Plural | ægte | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | ægte | — | — |
| 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
Verb
ægte (imperative ægt, infinitive at ægte, present tense ægter, past tense ægtede, perfect tense har ægtet)
- to marry
Conjugation
Conjugation of ægte
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ægte | ægtes |
| Present tense | ægter | ægtes |
| Past tense | ægtede | ægtedes |
| Imperative | ægt | - |
| Participle | ||
| Present | ægtende | |
| Past | ægtet | |
| Gerund | ægten | |
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