yvig

Swedish

Etymology

From yva (“to prance, be proud, be luxuriant, swell”) +‎ -ig.

Adjective

yvig (comparative yvigare, superlative yvigast)

1. bushy
2. sweeping, big, broad (of gestures, promises, and the like)

Declension

Inflection of yvig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	yvig	yvigare	yvigast
Neuter singular	yvigt	yvigare	yvigast
Plural	yviga	yvigare	yvigast
Masculine plural3	yvige	yvigare	yvigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	yvige	yvigare	yvigaste
All	yviga	yvigare	yvigaste
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

References

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