flyktig

Swedish

Etymology

flykt (“flight, escape”) +‎ -ig (“-y”), used since 1911.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌflʏkˈtɪɡ/

Adjective

flyktig (comparative flyktigare, superlative flyktigast)

  1. volatile (easily changing into a gas)
    Synonym: eterisk
    flyktiga oljor
    volatile oils
  2. fleeting
    en flyktig bekantskap
    a fleeting acquaintance

Inflection

Inflection of flyktig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular flyktig flyktigare flyktigast
neuter singular flyktigt flyktigare flyktigast
plural flyktiga flyktigare flyktigast
masculine plural2 flyktige flyktigare flyktigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 flyktige flyktigare flyktigaste
all flyktiga flyktigare flyktigaste

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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