vimsig
Swedish
Etymology
Related to English whimsical. See also whim-wham.
Adjective
vimsig (comparative vimsigare, superlative vimsigast)
- muddle-headed, scatterbrained, pixilated
Usage notes
Often with (endearing) eccentric connotations, like a scatterbrained older lady.
Declension
| Inflection of vimsig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vimsig | vimsigare | vimsigast |
| Neuter singular | vimsigt | vimsigare | vimsigast |
| Plural | vimsiga | vimsigare | vimsigast |
| Masculine plural3 | vimsige | vimsigare | vimsigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vimsige | vimsigare | vimsigaste |
| All | vimsiga | vimsigare | vimsigaste |
| 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
- vimsig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vimsig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vimsig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)