onyttig
Swedish
editEtymology
editAffix of o- (“un-”) + nyttig (“useful; healthy”), Inherited from Old Swedish onyttogher. According to SO attested since ca. 1450.
Adjective
editonyttig (comparative onyttigare, superlative onyttigast)
- unuseful, useless
- Antonym: nyttig
- (about food) unhealthy, none to low nutritional value
- Antonym: nyttig
- onyttigt godis
- unhealthy sweets
Declension
editInflection of onyttig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | onyttig | onyttigare | onyttigast |
Neuter singular | onyttigt | onyttigare | onyttigast |
Plural | onyttiga | onyttigare | onyttigast |
Masculine plural3 | onyttige | onyttigare | onyttigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | onyttige | onyttigare | onyttigaste |
All | onyttiga | onyttigare | onyttigaste |
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 |
See also
edit- (about health) ohälsosam (“unhealthy”)