Swedish

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Etymology

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o- +‎ hygglig (nice)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʊˈhʏɡ.lɪ(ɡ)/
  • Unlike the vast majority of words prefixed with o-, the o is here a short vowel.

Adjective

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ohygglig (comparative mer ohygglig, superlative mest ohygglig)

  1. terrible, atrocious, awful

Inflection

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Inflection of ohygglig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular ohygglig mer ohygglig mest ohygglig
Neuter singular ohyggligt mer ohyggligt mest ohyggligt
Plural ohyggliga mer ohyggliga mest ohyggliga
Masculine plural3 ohygglige mer ohyggliga mest ohyggliga
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 ohygglige mer ohygglige mest ohygglige
All ohyggliga mer ohyggliga mest ohyggliga
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

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