jolmig

Swedish

Etymology

Unknown. By surface analysis, jolm +‎ -ig.

Adjective

jolmig (comparative jolmigare, superlative jolmigast)

1. (of beverages) watery, bland, tasteless
2. (of air) stuffy
3. (of literature) bland, unoriginal

Declension

Inflection of jolmig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	jolmig	jolmigare	jolmigast
Neuter singular	jolmigt	jolmigare	jolmigast
Plural	jolmiga	jolmigare	jolmigast
Masculine plural3	jolmige	jolmigare	jolmigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	jolmige	jolmigare	jolmigaste
All	jolmiga	jolmigare	jolmigaste
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

• jolmighet

Further reading

• jolmig in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• jolmig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)