stroppig
Swedish
Etymology
From stropp (“someone snooty, a snoot”) + -ig (“-y”).
Adjective
stroppig (comparative stroppigare, superlative stroppigast)
- haughty and condescending; snooty
Declension
| Inflection of stroppig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | stroppig | stroppigare | stroppigast |
| Neuter singular | stroppigt | stroppigare | stroppigast |
| Plural | stroppiga | stroppigare | stroppigast |
| Masculine plural3 | stroppige | stroppigare | stroppigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | stroppige | stroppigare | stroppigaste |
| All | stroppiga | stroppigare | stroppigaste |
| 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
- stroppig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stroppig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stroppig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)