mastig

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate of German Mast (fodder made of acorns), English mast (food for swine), Dutch mast (fodder), suffixed with -ig.

Adjective[edit]

mastig (comparative mastigare, superlative mastigast)

  1. (colloquial) heavy, large, good-sized

Usage notes[edit]

Typically used for describing meals.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of mastig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular mastig mastigare mastigast
Neuter singular mastigt mastigare mastigast
Plural mastiga mastigare mastigast
Masculine plural3 mastige mastigare mastigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 mastige mastigare mastigaste
All mastiga mastigare mastigaste
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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