Swedish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic. Compare origin of plufsig, plös, pussig. First attested in 1737.

Adjective

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plussig (comparative mer plussig, superlative mest plussig)

  1. bloated, puffy

Usage notes

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In particular to describe faces and cheeks.

Declension

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Inflection of plussig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular plussig mer plussig mest plussig
Neuter singular plussigt mer plussigt mest plussigt
Plural plussiga mer plussiga mest plussiga
Masculine plural3 plussige mer plussiga mest plussiga
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 plussige mer plussige mest plussige
All plussiga mer plussiga mest plussiga
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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