knarrig

Swedish

Etymology

knarra +‎ -ig

Adjective

knarrig (comparative knarrigare, superlative knarrigast)

1. creaky [from 17th c.]
2. (figurative) cantankerous [from 19th c.]

Declension

Inflection of knarrig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	knarrig	knarrigare	knarrigast
Neuter singular	knarrigt	knarrigare	knarrigast
Plural	knarriga	knarrigare	knarrigast
Masculine plural3	knarrige	knarrigare	knarrigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	knarrige	knarrigare	knarrigaste
All	knarriga	knarrigare	knarrigaste
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

• knarrighet

References

• knarrig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knarrig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knarrig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)