knivig
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
kniv + -ig, originally in the sense "sharp as a knife".
Adjective[edit]
knivig (comparative knivigare, superlative knivigast)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of knivig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | knivig | knivigare | knivigast |
Neuter singular | knivigt | knivigare | knivigast |
Plural | kniviga | knivigare | knivigast |
Masculine plural3 | knivige | knivigare | knivigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | knivige | knivigare | knivigaste |
All | kniviga | knivigare | knivigaste |
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[edit]
- knivig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knivig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knivig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)