ljusskygg

Swedish

Etymology

ljus +‎ skygg. Attested since 1769 in literal sense and since 1849 in figurative sense. Compare German lichtscheu.

Adjective

ljusskygg (comparative ljusskyggare, superlative ljusskyggast)

1. (medicine) photophobic (abnormally afraid of or averse to light)
2. (figurative) suspicious, dodgy, shady

Declension

Inflection of ljusskygg
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ljusskygg	ljusskyggare	ljusskyggast
Neuter singular	ljusskyggt	ljusskyggare	ljusskyggast
Plural	ljusskygga	ljusskyggare	ljusskyggast
Masculine plural3	ljusskygge	ljusskyggare	ljusskyggast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	ljusskygge	ljusskyggare	ljusskyggaste
All	ljusskygga	ljusskyggare	ljusskyggaste
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

• ljusskygghet

References

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