Swedish

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Etymology

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tjuv (thief) +‎ -aktig (-like, -ish)

Adjective

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tjuvaktig (comparative tjuvaktigare, superlative tjuvaktigast)

  1. thieving (inclined to steal)
    en tjuvaktig mås
    a thieving seagull

Declension

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Inflection of tjuvaktig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular tjuvaktig
Neuter singular tjuvaktigt
Plural tjuvaktiga
Masculine plural3 tjuvaktige
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 tjuvaktige
All tjuvaktiga
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

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