sunkig
Swedish
Etymology
Unknown. Attested since 1990. Possibly from English sunken.
Adjective
sunkig (comparative sunkigare, superlative sunkigast)
- (colloquial) shabby, paltry
Declension
| Inflection of sunkig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | sunkig | sunkigare | sunkigast |
| Neuter singular | sunkigt | sunkigare | sunkigast |
| Plural | sunkiga | sunkigare | sunkigast |
| Masculine plural3 | sunkige | sunkigare | sunkigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | sunkige | sunkigare | sunkigaste |
| All | sunkiga | sunkigare | sunkigaste |
| 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
- sunkig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sunkig in Svensk ordbok (SO)