rådig

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • rådug

Etymology

Compare Swedish and Danish rådig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roːdi/

While the g is silent, the expected silent d (from Old Norse ð) is not usual, although attested as raaou in Spydeberg dialect by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 (compare also grådig).

Adjective

rådig (neuter singular rådig, definite singular and plural rådige, comparative rådigare, indefinite superlative rådigast, definite superlative rådigaste)

  1. resourceful, clever

Derived terms

  • rådigheit
  • eigenrådig, eigenrådug
  • einerådig, einerådug

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish radhogher, equivalent to råd +‎ -ig. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk rådig, Danish rådig, Icelandic ráðigr, Icelandic ráðugr, German rätig.

Adjective

rådig (comparative rådigare, superlative rådigast)

  1. resourceful (having presence of mind)
  2. resolute (determined)

Declension

Inflection of rådig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular rådig rådigare rådigast
neuter singular rådigt rådigare rådigast
plural rådiga rådigare rådigast
masculine plural2 rådige rådigare rådigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 rådige rådigare rådigaste
all rådiga rådigare rådigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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