vidrig
Swedish
Etymology
From German widrig (“adverse”).
Adjective
vidrig (comparative vidrigare, superlative vidrigast)
- disgusting, repulsive
Declension
| Inflection of vidrig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vidrig | vidrigare | vidrigast |
| Neuter singular | vidrigt | vidrigare | vidrigast |
| Plural | vidriga | vidrigare | vidrigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vidrige | vidrigare | vidrigaste |
| All | vidriga | vidrigare | vidrigaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Synonyms
- avskyvärd
- vedervärdig
Derived terms
- vidrighet
References
- vidrig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vidrig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vidrig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vidrig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)