skämmig
Swedish
Etymology
skämmas + -ig. Attested since 1982, increased in usage in the 1990s.
Adjective
skämmig (comparative skämmigare, superlative skämmigast)
- (colloquial) embarrassing, shameful
Declension
| Inflection of skämmig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | skämmig | skämmigare | skämmigast |
| Neuter singular | skämmigt | skämmigare | skämmigast |
| Plural | skämmiga | skämmigare | skämmigast |
| Masculine plural3 | skämmige | skämmigare | skämmigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | skämmige | skämmigare | skämmigaste |
| All | skämmiga | skämmigare | skämmigaste |
| 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 | |||
Synonyms
- pinsam
References
- skämmig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skämmig in Svensk ordbok (SO)