smörig
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom smör (“butter”) + -ig (“-y”).
Adjective
editsmörig (comparative smörigare, superlative smörigast)
- (taste, smell) buttery
- (colloquial) gooey, cheesy ((overly) sentimental, especially romantically)
- en smörig kärleksballad
- a gooey love ballad
- en smörig smörsångare
- a cheesy crooner
- (colloquial) buttery (ingratiating – compare smöra)
Declension
edit| Inflection of smörig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | smörig | smörigare | smörigast |
| Neuter singular | smörigt | smörigare | smörigast |
| Plural | smöriga | smörigare | smörigast |
| Masculine plural3 | smörige | smörigare | smörigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | smörige | smörigare | smörigaste |
| All | smöriga | smörigare | smörigaste |
| 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 | |||