snofsig
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Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
snofsig (comparative snofsigare, superlative snofsigast)
- (colloquial) fancy, fancy-schmancy
- ett snofsigt hotell
- a fancy-schmancy hotel
- en snofsig titel
- a fancy-schmancy title
- en snofsig hatt
- a fancy hat
Usage notes[edit]
- Not always negative, like how fancy-schmancy might be used ironically.
- Sometimes more towards snobbish or haughty when describing people. "Fancy" in demeanor.
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of snofsig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | snofsig | snofsigare | snofsigast |
| Neuter singular | snofsigt | snofsigare | snofsigast |
| Plural | snofsiga | snofsigare | snofsigast |
| Masculine plural3 | snofsige | snofsigare | snofsigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | snofsige | snofsigare | snofsigaste |
| All | snofsiga | snofsigare | snofsigaste |
| 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 | |||