nödig

See also: nodig

Swedish

Etymology

nöd +‎ -ig. The Old Swedish nöþogher meant forced, involuntary. The present day meaning necessary is influenced by loan of the German nötig.

Adjective

nödig (comparative nödigare, superlative nödigast)

1. necessary, required, needed

   skididrottens förmåga att giva de åkande nödig rekreation

   the skiing sport's ability to provide the practisers with the necessary recreation

2. (colloquial) in need to urinate or defecate
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     [Screen to the left]: 'SVENSKA NÖDIGA TRUCKERS'

     [Screen to the left]: 'SWEDISH TRUCKERS WHO NEED TO GO TO THE TOILET'

Declension

Inflection of nödig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	nödig	nödigare	nödigast
Neuter singular	nödigt	nödigare	nödigast
Plural	nödiga	nödigare	nödigast
Masculine plural3	nödige	nödigare	nödigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	nödige	nödigare	nödigaste
All	nödiga	nödigare	nödigaste
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

Related terms

• bajsnödig
• kissnödig
• onödig

References

• nödig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Further reading

• nödig in Svensk ordbok.