fnoskig
Swedish
Etymology
Unknown. Attested since 1888. Arguably related to Old Swedish fnusker (“crazy”), possibly to dialectal fnusk (“mouldy [wood]”). Compare origin of fnöske, fnas (“husk”), Old Norse fnjóskr (“touchwood”).
Adjective
fnoskig (comparative fnoskigare, superlative fnoskigast)
- (colloquial) silly, crazy
Declension
| Inflection of fnoskig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | fnoskig | fnoskigare | fnoskigast |
| Neuter singular | fnoskigt | fnoskigare | fnoskigast |
| Plural | fnoskiga | fnoskigare | fnoskigast |
| Masculine plural3 | fnoskige | fnoskigare | fnoskigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | fnoskige | fnoskigare | fnoskigaste |
| All | fnoskiga | fnoskigare | fnoskigaste |
| 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 | |||
References
- fnoskig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fnoskig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fnoskig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)