dumdryg
Swedish
Etymology
dum + dryg. Attested since 1786.
Adjective
dumdryg (comparative mer dumdryg, superlative mest dumdryg)
- vain, cocky
Declension
| Inflection of dumdryg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | dumdryg | mer dumdryg | mest dumdryg |
| Neuter singular | dumdrygt | mer dumdrygt | mest dumdrygt |
| Plural | dumdryga | mer dumdryga | mest dumdryga |
| Masculine plural3 | dumdryge | mer dumdryga | mest dumdryga |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | dumdryge | mer dumdryge | mest dumdryge |
| All | dumdryga | mer dumdryga | mest dumdryga |
| 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
- dumdryghet
References
- dumdryg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- dumdryg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dumdryg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)