spyfärdig
Swedish
Etymology
spy (“vomit”) + färdig (“ready”)
Adjective
spyfärdig (comparative spyfärdigare, superlative spyfärdigast)
- close to vomiting or wanting to vomit (sometimes figuratively)
- Han gör mig spyfärdig
- He makes me want to puke
Declension
| Inflection of spyfärdig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | spyfärdig | spyfärdigare | spyfärdigast |
| Neuter singular | spyfärdigt | spyfärdigare | spyfärdigast |
| Plural | spyfärdiga | spyfärdigare | spyfärdigast |
| Masculine plural3 | spyfärdige | spyfärdigare | spyfärdigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | spyfärdige | spyfärdigare | spyfärdigaste |
| All | spyfärdiga | spyfärdigare | spyfärdigaste |
| 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 | |||
References
- spyfärdig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)