driftig

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German driftich. Equivalent to drift +‎ -ig.

Adjective

driftig (neuter driftigt, plural and definite singular attributive driftige)

1. enterprising, entrepreneurial, driven, go-getting

   Synonym: virkelysten

Inflection

Inflection of driftig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	driftig	driftigere	driftigst2
indefinite neuter singular	driftigt	driftigere	driftigst2
plural	driftige	driftigere	driftigst2
definite attributive1	driftige	driftigere	driftigste

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.

Derived terms

• driftighed

References

• “driftig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch driftich. Equivalent to drift +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɪf.təx/

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• Hyphenation: drif‧tig
• Rhymes: -ɪftəx

Adjective

driftig (comparative driftiger, superlative driftigst)

1. hot-tempered
2. passionate

Declension

Declension of driftig
uninflected	driftig
inflected	driftige
comparative	driftiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		driftig	driftiger	het driftigst het driftigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	driftige	driftigere	driftigste
	n. sing.	driftig	driftiger	driftigste
	plural	driftige	driftigere	driftigste
definite		driftige	driftigere	driftigste
partitive		driftigs	driftigers	—

Derived terms

• driftigheid
• geestdriftig

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: drifte (dated)

Swedish

Etymology

drift +‎ -ig

Adjective

driftig (comparative driftigare, superlative driftigast)

1. enterprising, energetic, driven

Declension

Inflection of driftig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	driftig	driftigare	driftigast
neuter singular	driftigt	driftigare	driftigast
plural	driftiga	driftigare	driftigast
masculine plural2	driftige	driftigare	driftigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	driftige	driftigare	driftigaste
all	driftiga	driftigare	driftigaste

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.

Derived terms

• driftighet

References

• driftig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• driftig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• driftig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)