risig
Swedish
Etymology
ris + -ig (“-y”)
Adjective
risig (comparative risigare, superlative risigast)
- (to a large extent) made up of twigs or brushwood (ris), scrubby
- en risig buske ― a scrubby bush
- beat up, under the weather
- en risig bil
- a beat-up car
- Han kände sig rätt risig dagen efter festen
- He felt pretty crappy the day after the party
- Du ser rätt risig ut idag. Festade ni hårt igår?
- You look pretty bad today. Did you party hard yesterday?
- vara risig i kistan
- to have a bad stomach (colloquial)
Declension
| Inflection of risig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | risig | risigare | risigast |
| Neuter singular | risigt | risigare | risigast |
| Plural | risiga | risigare | risigast |
| Masculine plural3 | risige | risigare | risigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | risige | risigare | risigaste |
| All | risiga | risigare | risigaste |
| 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
- ligga risigt till (“to be in trouble”)
References
- risig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- risig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- risig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)