knivig
Swedish
Etymology
kniv + -ig, originally in the sense "sharp as a knife".
Adjective
knivig (comparative knivigare, superlative knivigast)
- (informal) tricky, thorny, knotty
- Synonyms: knepig, klurig, marig, kinkig
Declension
| Inflection of knivig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | knivig | knivigare | knivigast |
| Neuter singular | knivigt | knivigare | knivigast |
| Plural | kniviga | knivigare | knivigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | knivige | knivigare | knivigaste |
| All | kniviga | knivigare | knivigaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
References
- knivig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knivig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knivig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)