evig

See also: évig

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German ēwich, from Old Saxon ewig, cognate with German ewig, Dutch eeuwig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːvi/, [ˈeːʋi]

Adjective

evig (neuter evigt, plural and definite singular attributive evige)

1. eternal

Inflection

Inflection of evig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	evig	evigere	evigst2
indefinite neuter singular	evigt	evigere	evigst2
plural	evige	evigere	evigst2
definite attributive1	evige	evigere	evigste

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

• evighed

References

• “evig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German êwich; related to Old Norse ævi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²eːʋɪ/

Adjective

evig (neuter singular evig, definite singular and plural evige)

1. eternal

Derived terms

• eviggrønn
• evighet
• evigung
• evigvarende

Adverb

evig

1. eternally, forever or for ever (also for evig)

References

• “evig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German êwich; related to Old Norse ævi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²eːʋɪ/

Adjective

evig (neuter singular evig, definite singular and plural evige)

1. eternal

Derived terms

• evigung

References

• “evig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish ævigher, borrowed from Middle Low German êwich; related to Old Norse ævi.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

evig (not comparable)

1. eternal, never-ending

Declension

Inflection of evig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	evig	—	—
neuter singular	evigt	—	—
plural	eviga	—	—
masculine plural2	evige	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	evige	—	—
all	eviga	—	—

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

• föreviga

References

• “evig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• evig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• give