Swedish edit

Etymology edit

buske +‎ -a- +‎ blyg

Adjective edit

buskablyg (comparative mer buskablyg, superlative mest buskablyg)

  1. (regional, colloquial) shy, timid
    han var inte buskablyg
    he was not shy

Usage notes edit

Normally with a negation.

Declension edit

Inflection of buskablyg
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular buskablyg mer buskablyg mest buskablyg
Neuter singular buskablygt mer buskablygt mest buskablygt
Plural buskablyga mer buskablyga mest buskablyga
Masculine plural3 buskablyge mer buskablyga mest buskablyga
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 buskablyge mer buskablyge mest buskablyge
All buskablyga mer buskablyga mest buskablyga
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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