-aktig

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Low German -achtig (“adjective-forming suffix”), probably connected with acht (“kind, nature, quality”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk -aktig, Danish -agtig, Swedish -aktig and Dutch -achtig (“adjective-forming suffix”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈak.tɪ/ (stressed, as in nøyaktig) IPA(key): /ak.tɪ/ (unstressed, as in fabelaktig) Rhymes: -aktɪ (stressed pronunciation) Hyphenation: -ak‧tig === Suffix === -aktig (neuter singular -aktig, definite singular and plural -aktige, comparative -aktigere, indefinite superlative -aktigst, definite superlative -aktigste) Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating a characteristic, connection or quality associated with the base. full of, characterized by or connected with what the base denotes. fordel (“advantage, benefit”) +‎ -aktig (“adjective-forming suffix”) → fordelaktig (“advantageous, favourable”) feil (“error, fault”) +‎ -aktig (“adjective-forming suffix”) → feilaktig (“erroneous, incorrect”) inclined or prone to what the base denotes. løgn (“lie, falsehood”) +‎ -aktig (“adjective-forming suffix”) → løgnaktig (“untruthful, mendacious”) sladder (“gossip”) +‎ -aktig (“adjective-forming suffix”) → sladderaktig (“gossipy”) resembling or having qualities characteristic of what the base denotes, without necessarily being identical to it; -like, -ish. fløyel (“velvet”) +‎ -aktig (“adjective-forming suffix”) → fløyelsaktig (“velvety”) gutt (“boy”) +‎ -aktig (“adjective-forming suffix”) → gutteaktig (“boyish”) tyv (“thief”) +‎ -aktig (“adjective-forming suffix”) → tyvaktig (“thievish”) Forms adjectives from other adjectives, indicating an approximate, incomplete or moderate degree of the quality; -ish. blå (“blue”) +‎ -aktig (“adjective-forming suffix”) → blåaktig (“bluish”) gul (“yellow”) +‎ -aktig (“adjective-forming suffix”) → gulaktig (“yellowish”) søt (“sweet”) +‎ -aktig (“adjective-forming suffix”) → søtaktig (“sweetish, somewhat sweet”) (rare) Forms adjectives from verbs, indicating behaviour or a tendency associated with the action. skape (“to put on airs, show off”) +‎ -aktig (“adjective-forming suffix”) → skapaktig (“affected, pretentious”) ==== Usage notes ==== The written ⟨g⟩ is silent throughout the regular paradigm: -aktig -aktige -aktigere -aktigst -aktigste The suffix has the same form in the masculine, feminine and neuter indefinite singular: en blåaktig farge (“a bluish colour”) ei blåaktig stripe (“a bluish stripe”) et blåaktig lys (“a bluish light”) The definite singular and plural form is -aktige: den blåaktige fargen — “the bluish colour” de blåaktige stripene — “the bluish stripes” The suffix has synthetic comparative and superlative forms: -aktigere — comparative -aktigst — indefinite superlative -aktigste — definite superlative Stress varies between formations. The suffix is stressed in words such as nøyaktig (“accurate, precise”), but unstressed in words such as fabelaktig (“fabulous”). The precise meaning is not always predictable from the first element. Many formations have become lexicalized and may express more than literal resemblance. Not every adjective ending in the letters ⟨aktig⟩ is necessarily a freely formed modern Bokmål derivative; some were borrowed or inherited as complete words. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== -ig (“adjective-forming suffix”) -lig (“adjective-forming suffix”) -som (“adjective-forming suffix”) === References === “-aktig” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “-aktig” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Low German -achtig. === Suffix === -aktig creates adjectives; -like, -ish Synonyms: -leg, voren === References === “-aktig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish -aktogher, borrowed from Middle Low German -achtig, from -haftich (see German -haft). Cognate to Danish -agtig, Dutch -achtig, German -haft. === Suffix === -aktig creates adjectives; -like, -ish Synonyms: -artad, -lik ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===