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fager
fager
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).
Adjective
fager
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish fagher, from Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).
Adjective
fager (comparative fagerare, superlative fagerast)
Declension
| Inflection of fager | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | fager | fagrare | fagrast |
| Neuter singular | fagert | fagrare | fagrast |
| Plural | fagra | fagrare | fagrast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | fagre | fagrare | fagraste |
| All | fagra | fagrare | fagraste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||
Related terms
- fägring