njugg
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Norse hnøggr, from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz. Compare English niggardly. Likely unrelated to Finnish niukka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
njugg (comparative njuggare, superlative njuggast)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of njugg | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | njugg | njuggare | njuggast |
Neuter singular | njuggt | njuggare | njuggast |
Plural | njugga | njuggare | njuggast |
Masculine plural3 | njugge | njuggare | njuggast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | njugge | njuggare | njuggaste |
All | njugga | njuggare | njuggaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Further reading[edit]
- njugg in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- njugg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)