stirrig
Swedish
Etymology
stirra (“stare”) + -ig (“-y”)
Adjective
stirrig (comparative stirrigare, superlative stirrigast)
- upset or nervous (and scatterbrained as a result), jumpy, twitchy
Usage notes
Think someone jittery with a staring look on their face.
Declension
| Inflection of stirrig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | stirrig | stirrigare | stirrigast |
| Neuter singular | stirrigt | stirrigare | stirrigast |
| Plural | stirriga | stirrigare | stirrigast |
| Masculine plural3 | stirrige | stirrigare | stirrigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | stirrige | stirrigare | stirrigaste |
| All | stirriga | stirrigare | stirrigaste |
| 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
- stirrig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stirrig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stirrig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)