rufsig

Swedish

Etymology

From rufsa or rufs + -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

rufsig (comparative rufsigare, superlative rufsigast)

1. tousled, ruffled (with hair in disarray)

Declension

Inflection of rufsig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	rufsig	rufsigare	rufsigast
Neuter singular	rufsigt	rufsigare	rufsigast
Plural	rufsiga	rufsigare	rufsigast
Masculine plural3	rufsige	rufsigare	rufsigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	rufsige	rufsigare	rufsigaste
All	rufsiga	rufsigare	rufsigaste
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

• rufs (“tousled hair”)
• rufsa (“ruffle, tousle”)

References

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