gnetig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From gneta +‎ -ig.

Adjective

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gnetig (comparative gnetigare, superlative gnetigast)

  1. (colloquial, of people) stingy, petty
  2. (colloquial, of handwriting) crabbed

Declension

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Inflection of gnetig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular gnetig gnetigare gnetigast
Neuter singular gnetigt gnetigare gnetigast
Plural gnetiga gnetigare gnetigast
Masculine plural3 gnetige gnetigare gnetigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 gnetige gnetigare gnetigaste
All gnetiga gnetigare gnetigaste
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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Further reading

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