vankelmodig

Danish

Etymology

From German wankelmütig.

Adjective

vankelmodig (neuter vankelmodigt, plural and definite singular attributive vankelmodige)

  1. indecisive, irresolute, hesitant

Inflection

Inflection of vankelmodig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular vankelmodig — —2
indefinite neuter singular vankelmodigt — —2
plural vankelmodige — —2
definite attributive1 vankelmodige — —

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.

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References

Swedish

Etymology

Likely from Middle Low German wankelmōdich or possibly from German wankelmütig.

Adjective

vankelmodig (comparative vankelmodigare, superlative vankelmodigast)

  1. indecisive, irresolute

Declension

Inflection of vankelmodig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vankelmodig vankelmodigare vankelmodigast
neuter singular vankelmodigt vankelmodigare vankelmodigast
plural vankelmodiga vankelmodigare vankelmodigast
masculine plural2 vankelmodige vankelmodigare vankelmodigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vankelmodige vankelmodigare vankelmodigaste
all vankelmodiga vankelmodigare vankelmodigaste

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

Further reading

  • “vankelmodig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)