dryg
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk dryg
Adjective edit
dryg (masculine and feminine dryg, neuter drygt, definite singular and plural dryge, comparative drygere, indefinite superlative drygest, definite superlative drygeste)
- economical, lasting, going a long way
- demanding, tough, stiff
- bulky, heavy, substantial, powerful, violent
- coarse, crude
- more than, over
References edit
- “dryg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse drjúgr, from Proto-Germanic *dreugaz.
Adjective edit
dryg (neuter drygt, definite singular and plural dryge, comparative drygare, indefinite superlative drygast, definite superlative drygaste)
References edit
- “dryg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dryg m inan
- (colloquial) flair, knack
- Synonyms: biegłość, smykałka, sprawność, umiejętność, wprawa
Declension edit
Further reading edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish drȳgher, from Old Norse drjúgr, from Proto-Germanic *dreugaz. Cognate to Russian друг (drug, “friend”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dryg (comparative drygare, superlative drygast)
- lasting, economical
- drygt diskmedel
- long-lasting (concentrated) detergent
- lasting, heavy
- annoying, especially through being (sarcastic and) condescending
- en dryg snubbe
- an annoying, condescending guy
- dryga kommentarer
- annoying, sarcastic comments
- (of a situation) annoying
- approximately but exceeding
- Maten är klar om en dryg halvtimme.
- The food will be ready in about half an hour.
Usage notes edit
Someone who is very spydig could be described as dryg, for example. Leans more towards getting annoyed or angry than getting sad, where someone might be described as elak (“mean”) instead.
Declension edit
Inflection of dryg | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | dryg | drygare | drygast |
Neuter singular | drygt | drygare | drygast |
Plural | dryga | drygare | drygast |
Masculine plural3 | dryge | drygare | drygast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | dryge | drygare | drygaste |
All | dryga | drygare | drygaste |
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 edit
Further reading edit
- dryg in Svensk ordbok.
- dryg in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)