knarrig

Swedish

Etymology

knarra +‎ -ig

Adjective

knarrig (comparative knarrigare, superlative knarrigast)

  1. creaky [from 17th c.]
  2. (figurative) cantankerous [from 19th c.]

Declension

Inflection of knarrig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular knarrig knarrigare knarrigast
neuter singular knarrigt knarrigare knarrigast
plural knarriga knarrigare knarrigast
masculine plural2 knarrige knarrigare knarrigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 knarrige knarrigare knarrigaste
all knarriga knarrigare knarrigaste

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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