arbetsskygg
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From arbete (“work, job”) + -s- + skygg (“shy”).
Adjective edit
arbetsskygg (comparative arbetsskyggare, superlative arbetsskyggast)
- (derogatory) work-shy; reluctant to get a job
Declension edit
| Inflection of arbetsskygg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | arbetsskygg | arbetsskyggare | arbetsskyggast |
| Neuter singular | arbetsskyggt | arbetsskyggare | arbetsskyggast |
| Plural | arbetsskygga | arbetsskyggare | arbetsskyggast |
| Masculine plural3 | arbetsskygge | arbetsskyggare | arbetsskyggast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | arbetsskygge | arbetsskyggare | arbetsskyggaste |
| All | arbetsskygga | arbetsskyggare | arbetsskyggaste |
| 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 | |||