bonnig

Swedish

Etymology

From bonne (eye dialect spelling of bonde (“farmer”)) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

bonnig (comparative bonnigare, superlative bonnigast)

1. (colloquial, usually derogatory) associated with (stereotyped views of) the countryside and countryfolk

   De sa att hans flanellskjorta var bonnig, men han brydde sig inte

   They said his flannel shirt made him look like a redneck, but he didn't care

Declension

Inflection of bonnig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	bonnig	bonnigare	bonnigast
Neuter singular	bonnigt	bonnigare	bonnigast
Plural	bonniga	bonnigare	bonnigast
Masculine plural3	bonnige	bonnigare	bonnigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	bonnige	bonnigare	bonnigaste
All	bonniga	bonnigare	bonnigaste
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

See also

• bonna-

References

• bonnig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)