flitig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish fliteliker, from Middle Low German vlītich. By surface analysis, flit + -ig. Cognate of Danish flittig. Compare Dutch vlijtig, German fleißig.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
flitig (comparative flitigare, superlative flitigast)
- diligent, hard-working
- flitig som en myra, flitig som ett bi
- busy as a bee
- flitig som en myra, flitig som ett bi
- recurring, productive, frequently appearing (of creative workers)
- en av tidningens flitigaste skribenter
- one of the newspaper's most recurring writers
- en av tidningens flitigaste skribenter
Declension edit
Inflection of flitig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | flitig | flitigare | flitigast |
Neuter singular | flitigt | flitigare | flitigast |
Plural | flitiga | flitigare | flitigast |
Masculine plural3 | flitige | flitigare | flitigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | flitige | flitigare | flitigaste |
All | flitiga | flitigare | flitigaste |
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 |
Further reading edit
- flitig in Svensk ordbok.