tvetydig

Danish

Etymology

A calque of the German zweideutig, itself a calque of the French équivoque (“equivocal”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tvetyːdi/, [ˈtˢveˌtyːˀði]

Adjective

tvetydig

  1. ambiguous
  2. equivocal
  3. dubious
  4. improper, risqué, suggestive

Inflection
Inflection of tvetydig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular tvetydig — —2
Indefinite neuter singular tvetydigt — —2
Plural tvetydige — —2
Definite attributive1 tvetydige — —
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.

Synonyms
  • dobbelttydig

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

A calque of German zweideutig, itself a calque of French équivoque (“equivocal”).

Adjective

tvetydig (neuter singular tvetydig, definite singular and plural tvetydige)

  1. ambiguous, duplicitous
  2. equivocal
  3. dubious
  4. improper, risqué, suggestive

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From tve- +‎ tyda +‎ -ig.

Adjective

tvetydig

  1. ambiguous (open to multiple interpretations)
    Synonyms: dubbeltydig, mångtydig
    Antonyms: entydig, otvetydig

Declension
Inflection of tvetydig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular tvetydig tvetydigare tvetydigast
Neuter singular tvetydigt tvetydigare tvetydigast
Plural tvetydiga tvetydigare tvetydigast
Masculine plural3 tvetydige tvetydigare tvetydigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 tvetydige tvetydigare tvetydigaste
All tvetydiga tvetydigare tvetydigaste
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

Derived terms

Further reading
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