flyktig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
flykt (“flight, escape”) + -ig (“-y”), used since 1911.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
flyktig (comparative flyktigare, superlative flyktigast)
- volatile (easily changing into a gas)
- Synonym: eterisk
- flyktiga oljor
- volatile oils
- fleeting
- en flyktig bekantskap
- a fleeting acquaintance
Inflection edit
| Inflection of flyktig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | flyktig | flyktigare | flyktigast |
| Neuter singular | flyktigt | flyktigare | flyktigast |
| Plural | flyktiga | flyktigare | flyktigast |
| Masculine plural3 | flyktige | flyktigare | flyktigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | flyktige | flyktigare | flyktigaste |
| All | flyktiga | flyktigare | flyktigaste |
| 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
References edit
- flyktig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- flyktig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- flyktig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)