Swedish

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Etymology

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From tvist +‎ -ig. Compare German zwistig.

Adjective

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tvistig (comparative tvistigare, superlative tvistigast)

  1. controversial, disputed
    Synonym: bestridd
  2. contentious
    Synonym: omtvistad
  3. (law) litigious (subject to litigation)

Declension

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Inflection of tvistig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular tvistig tvistigare tvistigast
Neuter singular tvistigt tvistigare tvistigast
Plural tvistiga tvistigare tvistigast
Masculine plural3 tvistige tvistigare tvistigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 tvistige tvistigare tvistigaste
All tvistiga tvistigare tvistigaste
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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