onyttig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Affix of o- (“un-”) + nyttig (“useful; healthy”), Inherited from Old Swedish onyttogher. According to SO attested since ca. 1450.
Adjective edit
onyttig (comparative onyttigare, superlative onyttigast)
- unuseful, useless
- Antonym: nyttig
- (about food) unhealthy, none to low nutritional value
- Antonym: nyttig
- onyttigt godis
- unhealthy sweets
Declension edit
| Inflection of onyttig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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”)