njugg
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Norse hnøggr, from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz. Compare English niggardly. Likely unrelated to Finnish niukka.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
njugg (comparative njuggare, superlative njuggast)
Declension edit
| Inflection of njugg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | njugg | njuggare | njuggast |
| Neuter singular | njuggt | njuggare | njuggast |
| Plural | njugga | njuggare | njuggast |
| Masculine plural3 | njugge | njuggare | njuggast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | njugge | njuggare | njuggaste |
| All | njugga | njuggare | njuggaste |
| 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 | |||
Further reading edit
- njugg in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- njugg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)