flitig

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish fliteliker, from Middle Low German vlītich. By surface analysis, flit +‎ -ig. Cognate of Danish flittig. Compare Dutch vlijtig, German fleißig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

flitig (comparative flitigare, superlative flitigast)

1. diligent, hard-working

   flitig som en myra, flitig som ett bi

   busy as a bee

2. recurring, productive, frequently appearing (of creative workers)

   en av tidningens flitigaste skribenter

   one of the newspaper's most recurring writers

Declension

Inflection of flitig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	flitig	flitigare	flitigast
Neuter singular	flitigt	flitigare	flitigast
Plural	flitiga	flitigare	flitigast
Masculine plural3	flitige	flitigare	flitigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	flitige	flitigare	flitigaste
All	flitiga	flitigare	flitigaste
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

Further reading

• flitig in Svensk ordbok.