gruvlig
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish gruveliker, from Middle Low German grūwelik. Compare German greulich, Dutch gruwelijk.
Adjective
gruvlig (comparative gruvligare, superlative gruvligast)
- gruesome
Declension
| Inflection of gruvlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | gruvlig | gruvligare | gruvligast |
| Neuter singular | gruvligt | gruvligare | gruvligast |
| Plural | gruvliga | gruvligare | gruvligast |
| Masculine plural3 | gruvlige | gruvligare | gruvligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | gruvlige | gruvligare | gruvligaste |
| All | gruvliga | gruvligare | gruvligaste |
| 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
- gruvlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gruvlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gruvlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)