pinig

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to pina (“torment”) +‎ -ig (“-y”). Likely from clipping of pinsam (“embarrassing, awkward”) + -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

pinig (comparative pinigare, superlative pinigast)

1. (colloquial, often childish) embarrassing, awkward

   Synonym: pinsam

   Det var hur pinigt som helst!

   It was so embarrassing!

Declension

Inflection of pinig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	pinig	pinigare	pinigast
Neuter singular	pinigt	pinigare	pinigast
Plural	piniga	pinigare	pinigast
Masculine plural3	pinige	pinigare	pinigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	pinige	pinigare	pinigaste
All	piniga	pinigare	pinigaste
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