plussig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic. Compare origin of plufsig, plös, pussig. First attested in 1737.
Adjective
[edit]plussig (comparative mer plussig, superlative mest plussig)
Usage notes
[edit]In particular to describe faces and cheeks.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of plussig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | plussig | mer plussig | mest plussig |
Neuter singular | plussigt | mer plussigt | mest plussigt |
Plural | plussiga | mer plussiga | mest plussiga |
Masculine plural3 | plussige | mer plussiga | mest plussiga |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | plussige | mer plussige | mest plussige |
All | plussiga | mer plussiga | mest plussiga |
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 |
References
[edit]- plussig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- plussig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- plussig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- plussig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)