fånig

Swedish

Etymology

fån (“halfwit”) +‎ -ig

Adjective

fånig (comparative fånigare, superlative fånigast)

1. (informal) silly (in more of a laughable than amusing way), ridiculous

   Synonyms: fjantig, larvig

Declension

Inflection of fånig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	fånig	fånigare	fånigast
Neuter singular	fånigt	fånigare	fånigast
Plural	fåniga	fånigare	fånigast
Masculine plural3	fånige	fånigare	fånigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	fånige	fånigare	fånigaste
All	fåniga	fånigare	fånigaste
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

• fånighet

Related terms

• fån
• fåne
• fåna

See also

• befängd (“preposterous, ridiculous”)
• tramsig (“lacking in seriousness”)

Further reading

• fånig in Svensk ordbok.