stygg

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse styggr.

Adjective

stygg (neuter singular stygt, definite singular and plural stygge, comparative styggere, indefinite superlative styggest, definite superlative styggeste)

1. ugly (displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing)
2. nasty; serious (of a wound or a cut)
3. (chiefly dialect) naughty, bad (tending to misbehave or act badly)

References

• “stygg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse styggr. The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stʏɡː/
• IPA^(key): /ʂtœɡː/ (Trøndelag)

Adjective

stygg (neuter singular stygt, definite singular and plural stygge, comparative styggare, indefinite superlative styggast, definite superlative styggaste)

1. ugly (displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing)
2. nasty; serious (of a wound or a cut)
3. (chiefly dialect) naughty, bad (tending to misbehave or act badly)

Alternative forms

• støgg

Related terms

• stygga, styggja

Noun

stygg m (definite singular styggen, indefinite plural styggar, definite plural styggane)

1. chills, a bad feeling; fright
2. an ugly or nasty person or thing
3. (by extension) devil, demon

Alternative forms

• stygge m

References

• “stygg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stygger, from Old Norse styggr.

Adjective

stygg (comparative styggare, superlative styggast)

1. naughty, mean, bad ((inclined towards) misbehaving or acting badly)
2. (colloquial) hideous, nasty

Declension

Inflection of stygg
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	stygg	styggare	styggast
Neuter singular	styggt	styggare	styggast
Plural	stygga	styggare	styggast
Masculine plural3	stygge	styggare	styggast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	stygge	styggare	styggaste
All	stygga	styggare	styggaste
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

Related terms

• styggelse
• stygging

References

• stygg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stygg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)