ordkarg

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of ord +‎ karg.

Adjective

ordkarg (comparative mer ordkarg, superlative mest ordkarg)

1. taciturn; terse, concise

Declension

Inflection of ordkarg
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ordkarg	mer ordkarg	mest ordkarg
Neuter singular	ordkargt	mer ordkargt	mest ordkargt
Plural	ordkarga	mer ordkarga	mest ordkarga
Masculine plural3	ordkarge	mer ordkarga	mest ordkarga
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	ordkarge	mer ordkarge	mest ordkarge
All	ordkarga	mer ordkarga	mest ordkarga
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

• ordkarghet

Further reading

• ordkarg in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker