illmarig

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, ill- +‎ marig. Likely formed from inmarig by analogy with illparig or illistig.

Adjective

illmarig (comparative illmarigare, superlative illmarigast)

1. sly, mischievous

   Synonyms: listig, knipslug

Declension

Inflection of illmarig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	illmarig	illmarigare	illmarigast
Neuter singular	illmarigt	illmarigare	illmarigast
Plural	illmariga	illmarigare	illmarigast
Masculine plural3	illmarige	illmarigare	illmarigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	illmarige	illmarigare	illmarigaste
All	illmariga	illmarigare	illmarigaste
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

• illmarighet

References

• illmarig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• illmarig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• illmarig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• illmarig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)