stadig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse stǫðugr, from staðr (“place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /staːdi/, [ˈsd̥æːði]

Adjective

stadig

1. constant
2. settled
3. continuous
4. incessant
5. continual
6. steady

Inflection

Inflection of stadig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	stadig	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	stadigt	—	—2
plural	stadige	—	—2
definite attributive1	stadige	—	—

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.

Adverb

stadig

1. constantly
2. continuously
3. continually
4. still

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stadich, stedich, from Old Dutch *stādig, from Proto-Germanic *stēdīgaz.

Cognate with German stetig, English steady.

Adjective

stadig (comparative stadiger, superlative stadigst)

1. Archaic form of gestaag.

Declension

Declension of stadig
uninflected	stadig
inflected	stadige
comparative	stadiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		stadig	stadiger	het stadigst het stadigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	stadige	stadigere	stadigste
	n. sing.	stadig	stadiger	stadigste
	plural	stadige	stadigere	stadigste
definite		stadige	stadigere	stadigste
partitive		stadigs	stadigers	—

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse stǫðugr.

Adjective

stadig (neuter singular stadig, definite singular and plural stadige)

1. constant, steady

Adverb

stadig

1. constantly, steadily

References

• “stadig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stǫðugr.

Adjective

stadig (neuter singular stadig, definite singular and plural stadige)

1. constant, steady

Adverb

stadig

1. constantly, steadily

References

• “stadig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɑːˈdɪɡ/

• Audio:

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Adjective

stadig (comparative stadigare, superlative stadigast)

1. steady, even, strong

Declension

Inflection of stadig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	stadig	stadigare	stadigast
neuter singular	stadigt	stadigare	stadigast
plural	stadiga	stadigare	stadigast
masculine plural2	stadige	stadigare	stadigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	stadige	stadigare	stadigaste
all	stadiga	stadigare	stadigaste

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.

References

• stadig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stadig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• stadig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• tisdag