rovgirig
Swedish
Etymology
rov (“prey”) + girig (“greedy”). Compare German raubgierig.
Adjective
rovgirig (comparative rovgirigare, superlative rovgirigast)
- rapacious, voracious, predatory
- Synonyms: rovlysten, glupsk
Declension
Inflection of rovgirig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | rovgirig | rovgirigare | rovgirigast |
Neuter singular | rovgirigt | rovgirigare | rovgirigast |
Plural | rovgiriga | rovgirigare | rovgirigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | rovgirige | rovgirigare | rovgirigaste |
All | rovgiriga | rovgirigare | rovgirigaste |
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
- rovgirig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- rovgirig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- rovgirig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)