grovmaskig

Swedish

Etymology

grov (“coarse”) +‎ maska (“mesh (space enclosed by threads)”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

grovmaskig (comparative grovmaskigare, superlative grovmaskigast)

1. coarse-meshed (having a sparse mesh)

   Antonym: finmaskig

Declension

Inflection of grovmaskig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	grovmaskig	grovmaskigare	grovmaskigast
Neuter singular	grovmaskigt	grovmaskigare	grovmaskigast
Plural	grovmaskiga	grovmaskigare	grovmaskigast
Masculine plural3	grovmaskige	grovmaskigare	grovmaskigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	grovmaskige	grovmaskigare	grovmaskigaste
All	grovmaskiga	grovmaskigare	grovmaskigaste
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

• grovmaskig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)