senig

Swedish

Etymology

sena (“tendon, sinew”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

senig (comparative senigare, superlative senigast)

1. sinewy
2. wiry

Declension

Inflection of senig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	senig	senigare	senigast
Neuter singular	senigt	senigare	senigast
Plural	seniga	senigare	senigast
Masculine plural3	senige	senigare	senigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	senige	senigare	senigaste
All	seniga	senigare	senigaste
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

• senig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• senig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)