fugtig

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to fugt (“moisture”) +‎ -ig. From Middle Low German vuchtich (“moist”), derived from vucht (“moist, moisture”), from Old Saxon *fūht, from Proto-West Germanic *fų̄ht (cf. Danish fugt). Norwegian fuktig and Swedish fuktig are also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɔɡ̊d̥i]

Adjective

fugtig n (singular definite fugtigt, plural indefinite fugtige)

1. moist, humid, wet
2. damp
3. boozy (with a lot of alcohol)

Inflection

Inflection of fugtig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	fugtig	fugtigere	fugtigst2
indefinite neuter singular	fugtigt	fugtigere	fugtigst2
plural	fugtige	fugtigere	fugtigst2
definite attributive1	fugtige	fugtigere	fugtigste

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

• fugtighed