sunkig
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. Attested since 1990. Possibly from English sunken.
Adjective[edit]
sunkig (comparative sunkigare, superlative sunkigast)
- (colloquial) shabby, sleazy
- Vi käkade på en sunkig pizzeria
- We had food at a shabby pizzeria
- Vi hamnade på en riktigt sunkig bar
- We ended up at a real sleazy bar
- – Såg du hur han gick runt och kliade sig i röven helt obrytt? – Jo, han har alltid varit lite sunkig.
- – Did you see him walking around scratching his ass totally unconcerned? – Yeah, he's always been a bit gross.
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of sunkig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | sunkig | sunkigare | sunkigast |
| Neuter singular | sunkigt | sunkigare | sunkigast |
| Plural | sunkiga | sunkigare | sunkigast |
| Masculine plural3 | sunkige | sunkigare | sunkigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | sunkige | sunkigare | sunkigaste |
| All | sunkiga | sunkigare | sunkigaste |
| 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 | |||
Derived terms[edit]
- sunkhak (“dive bar, shabby joint”)
Related terms[edit]
- sunk (“shabbiness, sleaziness”)