ärtig

Swedish

Etymology

From ärta (“girl”) +‎ -ig. First attested in the 1950s.

Adjective

ärtig (comparative ärtigare, superlative ärtigast)

  1. (colloquial) snazzy, stylish
  2. (colloquial, of women) sexy, attractive

Declension
Inflection of ärtig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular ärtig ärtigare ärtigast
Neuter singular ärtigt ärtigare ärtigast
Plural ärtiga ärtigare ärtigast
Masculine plural3 ärtige ärtigare ärtigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 ärtige ärtigare ärtigaste
All ärtiga ärtigare ärtigaste
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

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