ettrig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
etter (“venom, poison”) + -ig (“-y”). Cognate of English attery.
Adjective edit
ettrig (comparative ettrigare, superlative ettrigast)
- energetic and annoyingly intrusive (and stubborn and (somewhat) angry); tenacious, energetic, angry, feisty
- ettriga mygg
- mosquitoes that just won't bloody quit
Usage notes edit
The intuition is of someone/something energetic (and usually angry) that won't go away.
Declension edit
| Inflection of ettrig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ettrig | ettrigare | ettrigast |
| Neuter singular | ettrigt | ettrigare | ettrigast |
| Plural | ettriga | ettrigare | ettrigast |
| Masculine plural3 | ettrige | ettrigare | ettrigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ettrige | ettrigare | ettrigaste |
| All | ettriga | ettrigare | ettrigaste |
| 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 edit
- ettrig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ettrig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ettrig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)