mektig in Norwegian Bokmål

Forms: mektig [indefinite, singular], mektige [definite, plural, singular], mektigere [comparative], mektigst [indefinite, superlative], mektigste [definite, superlative], mæktig [alternative], megtig [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Inherited from Danish mægtig, from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz. Compare Swedish mäktig. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|nb|da|mægtig|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Danish mægtig, {{inh+|nb|da|mægtig}} Inherited from Danish mægtig, {{der|nb|gml|mechtich}} Middle Low German mechtich, {{der|nb|osx|mahtig}} Old Saxon mahtig, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*mahtīgaz}} Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz, {{cog|sv|mäktig}} Swedish mäktig Head templates: {{nb-adj-2}} mektig (indefinite singular mektig, definite singular and plural mektige, comparative mektigere, indefinite superlative mektigst, definite superlative mektigste)

Inflected forms

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"mektig" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

Inflected forms