puttrig

Swedish

Etymology

Likely from puttra +‎ -ig. First attested in 1948.

Adjective

puttrig (comparative puttrigare, superlative puttrigast)

1. (colloquial) cozy
2. (colloquial, regional) grumpy

Declension

Inflection of puttrig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	puttrig	puttrigare	puttrigast
Neuter singular	puttrigt	puttrigare	puttrigast
Plural	puttriga	puttrigare	puttrigast
Masculine plural3	puttrige	puttrigare	puttrigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	puttrige	puttrigare	puttrigaste
All	puttriga	puttrigare	puttrigaste
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

Derived terms

• puttrighet
• småputtrig

Further reading

• puttrig in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker