lurvig
Swedish
editAdjective
editlurvig (comparative lurvigare, superlative lurvigast)
- covered in or consisting of thick, shaggy fur, hair, or wool; furry, shaggy
- en jättelurvig björn
- a super shaggy bear
- en lurvig svans
- a shaggy tail
- lurvig päls
- shaggy fur
- (colloquial) tipsy (slightly drunk)
- (colloquial, in "svänga sina lurviga" (swing one's shaggy (legs))) to dance
Usage notes
editMore neutral than shaggy. Similar connotations to furry or fuzzy, but thicker. Often endearing.
Declension
edit| Inflection of lurvig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | lurvig | lurvigare | lurvigast |
| Neuter singular | lurvigt | lurvigare | lurvigast |
| Plural | lurviga | lurvigare | lurvigast |
| Masculine plural3 | lurvige | lurvigare | lurvigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | lurvige | lurvigare | lurvigaste |
| All | lurviga | lurvigare | lurvigaste |
| 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 | |||