pinig
Swedish
Etymology
Equivalent to pina (“torment”) + -ig (“-y”). Likely from clipping of pinsam (“embarrassing, awkward”) + -ig (“-y”).
Adjective
pinig (comparative pinigare, superlative pinigast)
- (colloquial, often childish) embarrassing, awkward
- Det var hur pinigt som helst
- It was so embarrassing
- Synonym: pinsam
Declension
| Inflection of pinig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | pinig | pinigare | pinigast |
| Neuter singular | pinigt | pinigare | pinigast |
| Plural | piniga | pinigare | pinigast |
| Masculine plural3 | pinige | pinigare | pinigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | pinige | pinigare | pinigaste |
| All | piniga | pinigare | pinigaste |
| 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 | |||