prickig
Swedish
Etymology
prick (“dot”) + -ig (“-y”)
Adjective
prickig (comparative prickigare, superlative prickigast)
- covered in or marked with round(ish) dots; spotted, dotted
Declension
Inflection of prickig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | prickig | prickigare | prickigast |
Neuter singular | prickigt | prickigare | prickigast |
Plural | prickiga | prickigare | prickigast |
Masculine plural3 | prickige | prickigare | prickigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | prickige | prickigare | prickigaste |
All | prickiga | prickigare | prickigaste |
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 |
See also
- fläckig (“spotted, spotty, mottled”)
- spräcklig (“speckled”)
References
- prickig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- prickig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)