fjollig
Swedish
Adjective
fjollig (comparative fjolligare, superlative fjolligast)
- (often derogatory, of a man or boy) effeminate
- Synonym: (without inherent connotations) feminin
- (derogatory, usually of a man or boy) cowardly or weak, regardless of other personal characteristics (through implications of unmasculinity)
- (archaic, usually of a young woman) ditzy (silly or scatterbrained)
Declension
Inflection of fjollig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | fjollig | fjolligare | fjolligast |
Neuter singular | fjolligt | fjolligare | fjolligast |
Plural | fjolliga | fjolligare | fjolligast |
Masculine plural3 | fjollige | fjolligare | fjolligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | fjollige | fjolligare | fjolligaste |
All | fjolliga | fjolligare | fjolligaste |
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 |
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