rovgirig
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
rov (“prey”) + girig (“greedy”). Compare German raubgierig.
Adjective[edit]
rovgirig (comparative rovgirigare, superlative rovgirigast)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of rovgirig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | rovgirig | rovgirigare | rovgirigast |
| Neuter singular | rovgirigt | rovgirigare | rovgirigast |
| Plural | rovgiriga | rovgirigare | rovgirigast |
| Masculine plural3 | rovgirige | rovgirigare | rovgirigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | rovgirige | rovgirigare | rovgirigaste |
| All | rovgiriga | rovgirigare | rovgirigaste |
| 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 | |||