pinig

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Equivalent to pina (torment) +‎ -ig (-y). Likely from clipping of pinsam (embarrassing, awkward) + -ig (-y).

Adjective[edit]

pinig (comparative pinigare, superlative pinigast)

  1. (colloquial, often childish) embarrassing, awkward
    Synonym: pinsam
    Det var hur pinigt som helst!
    It was so embarrassing!

Declension[edit]

Inflection of pinig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular pinig pinigare pinigast
Neuter singular pinigt pinigare pinigast
Plural piniga pinigare pinigast
Masculine plural3 pinige pinigare pinigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 pinige pinigare pinigaste
All piniga pinigare pinigaste
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