snorig

Swedish

Etymology

snor (“snot”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

snorig (comparative snorigare, superlative snorigast)

  1. having a snotty nose
    snoriga ungar
    children with snotty noses
  2. dirtied with snot
    en snorig näsduk
    a snotty handkerchief

Usage notes

Only literally snotty in Swedish, though see snorunge.

Declension

Inflection of snorig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular snorig snorigare snorigast
neuter singular snorigt snorigare snorigast
plural snoriga snorigare snorigast
masculine plural2 snorige snorigare snorigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 snorige snorigare snorigaste
all snoriga snorigare snorigaste

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

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