glåmig
Swedish
editEtymology
editglåma + -ig, from an obsolete verb meaning "stare". Compare origin of glo. Cognate of English gloomy.
Adjective
editglåmig (comparative glåmigare, superlative glåmigast)
Declension
editInflection of glåmig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | glåmig | glåmigare | glåmigast |
Neuter singular | glåmigt | glåmigare | glåmigast |
Plural | glåmiga | glåmigare | glåmigast |
Masculine plural3 | glåmige | glåmigare | glåmigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | glåmige | glåmigare | glåmigaste |
All | glåmiga | glåmigare | glåmigaste |
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- glåmig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- glåmig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- glåmig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- glåmig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)