Swedish edit

Etymology edit

fjomp +‎ -ig. Attested since 1930.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjɔmːˌpɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective edit

fjompig (comparative fjompigare, superlative fjompigast)

  1. (colloquial) dumb, silly

Usage notes edit

Especially with allusion to fear.

Declension edit

Inflection of fjompig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular fjompig fjompigare fjompigast
Neuter singular fjompigt fjompigare fjompigast
Plural fjompiga fjompigare fjompigast
Masculine plural3 fjompige fjompigare fjompigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 fjompige fjompigare fjompigaste
All fjompiga fjompigare fjompigaste
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

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