taggig

Swedish

Etymology

tagg (“thorn; spine”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

taggig (comparative taggigare, superlative taggigast)

1. thorny; prickly, spiny (having (natural) thorns or spines)

   en taggig kaktus ― a prickly cactus

   en taggig stjälk ― a thorny stem

2. (figuratively) prickly

Declension

Inflection of taggig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	taggig	taggigare	taggigast
neuter singular	taggigt	taggigare	taggigast
plural	taggiga	taggigare	taggigast
masculine plural2	taggige	taggigare	taggigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	taggige	taggigare	taggigaste
all	taggiga	taggigare	taggigaste

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.

See also

• törnig (“thorny (especially of a rose bush)”)

References

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