Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From yva (to prance, be proud, be luxuriant, swell) +‎ -ig.

Adjective edit

yvig (comparative yvigare, superlative yvigast)

  1. bushy
  2. sweeping, big, broad (of gestures, promises, and the like)

Declension edit

Inflection of yvig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular yvig yvigare yvigast
Neuter singular yvigt yvigare yvigast
Plural yviga yvigare yvigast
Masculine plural3 yvige yvigare yvigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 yvige yvigare yvigaste
All yviga yvigare yvigaste
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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