vimmelkantig
Swedish
Etymology
vimmel + kantig. Historical variants include vimmerkantig, svimmelkantig. Compare vimla.
Adjective
vimmelkantig (comparative vimmelkantigare, superlative vimmelkantigast)
- dizzy, giddy
Declension
| Inflection of vimmelkantig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vimmelkantig | vimmelkantigare | vimmelkantigast |
| Neuter singular | vimmelkantigt | vimmelkantigare | vimmelkantigast |
| Plural | vimmelkantiga | vimmelkantigare | vimmelkantigast |
| Masculine plural3 | vimmelkantige | vimmelkantigare | vimmelkantigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vimmelkantige | vimmelkantigare | vimmelkantigaste |
| All | vimmelkantiga | vimmelkantigare | vimmelkantigaste |
| 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 | |||
Synonyms
- omtumlad
- virrig
- yr
References
- vimmelkantig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vimmelkantig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vimmelkantig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vimmelkantig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)