ohygglig

Swedish

Etymology

o- +‎ hygglig (“nice”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊˈhʏɡ.lɪ(ɡ)/
• Unlike the vast majority of words prefixed with o-, the o is here a short vowel.

Adjective

ohygglig (comparative mer ohygglig, superlative mest ohygglig)

1. terrible, atrocious, awful

Inflection

Inflection of ohygglig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ohygglig	mer ohygglig	mest ohygglig
Neuter singular	ohyggligt	mer ohyggligt	mest ohyggligt
Plural	ohyggliga	mer ohyggliga	mest ohyggliga
Masculine plural3	ohygglige	mer ohyggliga	mest ohyggliga
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	ohygglige	mer ohygglige	mest ohygglige
All	ohyggliga	mer ohyggliga	mest ohyggliga
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

Derived terms

• ohyggligt (adverb)

References

• ohygglig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ohygglig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ohygglig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)