pussig
Swedish
Etymology
Likely cognate of Low German pusig. Possibly cognate of English pursy. Compare with origin of pösa, pysa, påse.
Declension
| Inflection of pussig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | pussig | pussigare | pussigast |
| Neuter singular | pussigt | pussigare | pussigast |
| Plural | pussiga | pussigare | pussigast |
| Masculine plural3 | pussige | pussigare | pussigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | pussige | pussigare | pussigaste |
| All | pussiga | pussigare | pussigaste |
| 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 | |||
Derived terms
Further reading
- pussig in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- pussig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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