eldig

Swedish

Etymology

eld (“fire”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

eldig (comparative eldigare, superlative eldigast)

1. fiery

   Från gatan hörs en eldig tango

   A fiery tango is heard from the street

Declension

Inflection of eldig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	eldig	eldigare	eldigast
Neuter singular	eldigt	eldigare	eldigast
Plural	eldiga	eldigare	eldigast
Masculine plural3	eldige	eldigare	eldigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	eldige	eldigare	eldigaste
All	eldiga	eldigare	eldigaste
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

References

• eldig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• eldig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• eldig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)