brokig
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish brōkoter. Cognate of Danish broget.
Adjective
editbrokig (comparative brokigare, superlative brokigast)
- variegated, multicolored, colorful
- (figurative) diverse, motley, ragtag, varied
- en brokig skara rebeller
- a ragtag band of rebels
Declension
editInflection of brokig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | brokig | brokigare | brokigast |
Neuter singular | brokigt | brokigare | brokigast |
Plural | brokiga | brokigare | brokigast |
Masculine plural3 | brokige | brokigare | brokigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | brokige | brokigare | brokigaste |
All | brokiga | brokigare | brokigaste |
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
editReferences
edit- brokig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- brokig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- brokig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- brokig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)