fiffig

Swedish

Etymology

From German pfiffig.

Pronunciation

  • Homophone: fiffi (one pronunciation)

Adjective

fiffig (comparative fiffigare, superlative fiffigast)

  1. (of a person) smart, resourceful, shrewd
  2. nifty
    Vilken fiffig lösning! Jag skulle aldrig ha tänkt på det!
    What a nifty solution! I would have never thought of that!

Declension

Inflection of fiffig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fiffig fiffigare fiffigast
neuter singular fiffigt fiffigare fiffigast
plural fiffiga fiffigare fiffigast
masculine plural2 fiffige fiffigare fiffigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 fiffige fiffigare fiffigaste
all fiffiga fiffigare fiffigaste

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.

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