ovig

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish ovigher, equivalent to o- +‎ vig. Cognate of Old Norse úvígr (“unable to fight”).

Adjective

ovig (comparative mer ovig, superlative mest ovig)

1. clumsy, ungainly

Declension

Inflection of ovig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ovig	mer ovig	mest ovig
Neuter singular	ovigt	mer ovigt	mest ovigt
Plural	oviga	mer oviga	mest oviga
Masculine plural3	ovige	mer oviga	mest oviga
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	ovige	mer ovige	mest ovige
All	oviga	mer oviga	mest oviga
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

References

• ovig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ovig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ovig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)