illmarig
Swedish
Etymology
By surface analysis, ill- + marig. Likely formed from inmarig by analogy with illparig or illistig.
Adjective
illmarig (comparative illmarigare, superlative illmarigast)
- sly, mischievous
- Synonyms: listig, knipslug
Declension
| Inflection of illmarig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | illmarig | illmarigare | illmarigast |
| Neuter singular | illmarigt | illmarigare | illmarigast |
| Plural | illmariga | illmarigare | illmarigast |
| Masculine plural3 | illmarige | illmarigare | illmarigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | illmarige | illmarigare | illmarigaste |
| All | illmariga | illmarigare | illmarigaste |
| 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
- illmarighet
References
- illmarig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- illmarig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- illmarig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- illmarig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)