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
Common singular tvetydig — —2
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
  2. equivocal
  3. dubious
  4. improper, risqué, suggestive

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Adjective

tvetydig

  1. ambiguous (open to multiple interpretations)

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

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