slirig
Swedish
editEtymology
editslira (“slip, slide, skid”) + -ig (“-y”)
Adjective
editslirig (comparative slirigare, superlative slirigast)
- slippery (tending to cause slipping (of wheels or the like) – compare slira)
- slirigt väglag
- slippery road conditions
- (figuratively) slippery (evasive, etc.)
- (colloquial) tipsy, drunk
Declension
editInflection of slirig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | slirig | slirigare | slirigast |
Neuter singular | slirigt | slirigare | slirigast |
Plural | sliriga | slirigare | slirigast |
Masculine plural3 | slirige | slirigare | slirigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | slirige | slirigare | slirigaste |
All | sliriga | slirigare | slirigaste |
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 |