benig

Dutch

Etymology

From been (“bone”) +‎ -ig (“-y, -ish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.nəx/

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• Hyphenation: be‧nig
• Rhymes: -eːnəx

Adjective

benig (comparative beniger, superlative benigst)

1. bony, osseous
2. skinny, bony

Inflection

Inflection of benig
uninflected	benig
inflected	benige
comparative	beniger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		benig	beniger	het benigst het benigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	benige	benigere	benigste
	n. sing.	benig	beniger	benigste
	plural	benige	benigere	benigste
definite		benige	benigere	benigste
partitive		benigs	benigers	—

Derived terms

• benigheid

Anagrams

• begin

Swedish

Etymology

ben (“bone”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

benig (comparative benigare, superlative benigast)

1. bony (full of bones, usually of fish)

   en benig fisk

   a bony fish

2. (figuratively) hard to sort out; difficult, tricky, etc.

   en benig fråga

   a tricky issue

3. bony (thin, showing the bones under the skin)

Declension

Inflection of benig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	benig	benigare	benigast
Neuter singular	benigt	benigare	benigast
Plural	beniga	benigare	benigast
Masculine plural3	benige	benigare	benigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	benige	benigare	benigaste
All	beniga	benigare	benigaste
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

• benig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• benig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• benig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)