fnissig
Swedish
editEtymology
editfnissa (“giggle, snicker”) + -ig (“-y”)
Adjective
editfnissig (comparative fnissigare, superlative fnissigast)
Usage notes
editCommonly used of both males and females. Fnittrig (“giggly”) sounds feminine.
Declension
editInflection of fnissig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | fnissig | fnissigare | fnissigast |
Neuter singular | fnissigt | fnissigare | fnissigast |
Plural | fnissiga | fnissigare | fnissigast |
Masculine plural3 | fnissige | fnissigare | fnissigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | fnissige | fnissigare | fnissigaste |
All | fnissiga | fnissigare | fnissigaste |
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 |