mysig

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1762. Derived from mysa ("to smile (slightly) with contentedness/comfort").[1]

In usage, identical to Norwegian Nynorsk koseleg, with no exact Danish equivalent.

Pronunciation

  • (Sweden) IPA(key): /ˈmyːˌsɪɡ/

Adjective

mysig (comparative mysigare, superlative mysigast)

  1. cosy (affording comfort and warmth)
  2. pleasant, agreeable
  3. (archaic) Descriptive of smiling from contentedness or comfort.
    • 1762, Olof Celsius the younger, Æneis, 27
      Dido .. / Som i en mysig famn straxt tager honom (dvs. gossen) opp..
      Dido [...] As in a cozy embrace soon picks him [the boy] up.
    • 1774, Olof Celsius the younger, Gustaf Vasa, 13
      Hon .. /.. med en mysig mun sit mästarverk besåg.
      She beheld her masterpiece with a contentedly smiling mouth.

Declension

Inflection of mysig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular mysig mysigare mysigast
neuter singular mysigt mysigare mysigast
plural mysiga mysigare mysigast
masculine plural2 mysige mysigare mysigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 mysige mysigare mysigaste
all mysiga mysigare mysigaste

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.

References

  1. ^ Svenska Akademiens ordbok, column M1746
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