jollig

Swedish

Adjective

jollig (comparative jolligare, superlative jolligast)

1. (regional, Hälsingland region) silly in a childish way (often for being (too) hesitant to do something)

   Sluta vara så jollig och hoppa i vattnet! Det är inte så kallt!

   Stop being so silly and get in the water! It's not that cold!

Declension

Inflection of jollig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	jollig	jolligare	jolligast
Neuter singular	jolligt	jolligare	jolligast
Plural	jolliga	jolligare	jolligast
Masculine plural3	jollige	jolligare	jolligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	jollige	jolligare	jolligaste
All	jolliga	jolligare	jolligaste
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

Related terms

• joll (“jollig behavior”)
• jolla (“to act in a jollig way”)

See also

• badkruka