maffig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Swedish dialectal maffe (“excellent”) suffixed with -ig, further origin unclear. Perhaps originally a misinterpretation of French ma foi.
Adjective edit
maffig (comparative maffigare, superlative maffigast)
Declension edit
| Inflection of maffig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | maffig | maffigare | maffigast |
| Neuter singular | maffigt | maffigare | maffigast |
| Plural | maffiga | maffigare | maffigast |
| Masculine plural3 | maffige | maffigare | maffigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | maffige | maffigare | maffigaste |
| All | maffiga | maffigare | maffigaste |
| 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 | |||