senig

Swedish

Etymology

sena (“tendon, sinew”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

senig (comparative senigare, superlative senigast)

1. sinewy
2. wiry

Declension

Inflection of senig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	senig	senigare	senigast
neuter singular	senigt	senigare	senigast
plural	seniga	senigare	senigast
masculine plural2	senige	senigare	senigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	senige	senigare	senigaste
all	seniga	senigare	senigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• “senig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “senig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)