benig

Dutch

Etymology

From been (“bone”) +‎ -ig (“-y, -ish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.nəx/
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Hyphenation: be‧nig
Rhymes: -eːnəx

Adjective

benig (comparative beniger, superlative benigst)

bony, osseous
skinny, bony

Declension

Declension of benig
uninflected	benig
inflected	benige
comparative	beniger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		benig	beniger	het benigst het benigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	benige	benigere	benigste
	n. sing.	benig	beniger	benigste
	plural	benige	benigere	benigste
definite		benige	benigere	benigste
partitive		benigs	benigers	—

Derived terms

benigheid

Anagrams

begin

Swedish

Etymology

ben (“bone”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

benig (comparative benigare, superlative benigast)

bony (full of bones, usually of fish)
en benig fisk
a bony fish
(figuratively) hard to sort out; difficult, tricky, etc.
en benig fråga
a tricky issue
bony (thin, showing the bones under the skin)

Declension

Inflection of **benig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	benig	benigare	benigast
neuter singular	benigt	benigare	benigast
plural	beniga	benigare	benigast
masculine plural²	benige	benigare	benigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	benige	benigare	benigaste
all	beniga	benigare	benigaste

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.

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