stygg
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse styggr
Adjective
stygg (neuter singular stygt, definite singular and plural stygge, comparative styggere, indefinite superlative styggest, definite superlative styggeste)
- ugly (displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing)
- (of a wound or a cut) nasty; serious
- (chiefly dialect) naughty, bad (tending to misbehave or act badly)
References
- “stygg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse styggr
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stʏɡː/
Adjective
stygg (neuter singular stygt, definite singular and plural stygge, comparative styggare, indefinite superlative styggast, definite superlative styggaste)
- ugly (displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing)
- (of a wound or a cut) nasty; serious
- (chiefly dialect) naughty, bad (tending to misbehave or act badly)
References
- “stygg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish stygger, from Old Norse styggr.
Adjective
stygg
- naughty, mean, bad (tending to misbehave or act badly)
Declension
| Inflection of stygg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | stygg | styggare | styggast |
| Neuter singular | styggt | styggare | styggast |
| Plural | stygga | styggare | styggast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | stygge | styggare | styggaste |
| All | stygga | styggare | styggaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Related terms
- stygging
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse styggr.
Adjective
stygg
- Ugly (displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.)
Synonyms
- ljut
Derived terms
- styggj
- styggjäs