tarvlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þarfliker, equivalent to tarv +‎ -lig. Cognate of Danish tarvelig, Norwegian Nynorsk tarveleg, Old Norse þarfligr, Old English þearflic. Doublet of torftig.

Adjective

tarvlig (comparative tarvligare, superlative tarvligast)

1. mean, low, shabby
2. vulgar, uncultivated
3. (archaic) skimpy, meager

Declension

Inflection of tarvlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	tarvlig	tarvligare	tarvligast
Neuter singular	tarvligt	tarvligare	tarvligast
Plural	tarvliga	tarvligare	tarvligast
Masculine plural3	tarvlige	tarvligare	tarvligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	tarvlige	tarvligare	tarvligaste
All	tarvliga	tarvligare	tarvligaste
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

• tarvlighet

Related terms

• tarv
• tarva

References

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