frygtsom

Danish

Etymology

From frygt (“fear”) +‎ -som (“-some”). After German furchtsam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʁœɡ̊d̥ˌsʌmˀ]

Adjective

frygtsom (neuter frygtsomt, plural and definite singular attributive frygtsomme)

1. fearful, easily scared

Inflection

Inflection of frygtsom

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	frygtsom	mere frygtsom	mest frygtsom2
indefinite neuter singular	frygtsomt	mere frygtsom	mest frygtsom2
plural	frygtsomme	mere frygtsom	mest frygtsom2
definite attributive1	frygtsomme	mere frygtsom	mest frygtsomme

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.

Related terms

• frygtsomhed

References

• “frygtsom” in Den Danske Ordbog