rovgirig

Swedish

Etymology

rov (“prey”) +‎ girig (“greedy”). Compare German raubgierig.

Adjective

rovgirig (comparative rovgirigare, superlative rovgirigast)

1. rapacious, voracious, predatory

   Synonyms: rovlysten, glupsk

Declension

Inflection of rovgirig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	rovgirig	rovgirigare	rovgirigast
Neuter singular	rovgirigt	rovgirigare	rovgirigast
Plural	rovgiriga	rovgirigare	rovgirigast
Masculine plural3	rovgirige	rovgirigare	rovgirigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	rovgirige	rovgirigare	rovgirigaste
All	rovgiriga	rovgirigare	rovgirigaste
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

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