jollig
Swedish
Adjective
jollig (comparative jolligare, superlative jolligast)
- (regional, Hälsingland region) silly in a childish kind of way, often for being (too) hesitant to do something
- Sluta vara så jollig och hoppa i vattnet! Det är inte så kallt!
- Stop being so silly and get in the water! It's not that cold!
Declension
| Inflection of jollig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | jollig | jolligare | jolligast |
| Neuter singular | jolligt | jolligare | jolligast |
| Plural | jolliga | jolligare | jolligast |
| Masculine plural3 | jollige | jolligare | jolligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | jollige | jolligare | jolligaste |
| All | jolliga | jolligare | jolligaste |
| 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 | |||
Related terms
- joll (“jollig behavior”)
- jolla (“to act in a jollig way”)