tjock

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish thiokker, thiukker, from Old Norse þykkr, þjukkr, þjokkr, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕɔk/
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Adjective

tjock (comparative tjockare, superlative tjockast)

  1. thick
  2. fat (overweight)
    Synonym: fet
    Antonym: smal

Usage notes

  • Dialectally in Finland, the comparative and superlative forms tjöckre and tjöckst are also found.

Declension

Inflection of tjock
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular tjock tjockare tjockast
neuter singular tjockt tjockare tjockast
plural tjocka tjockare tjockast
masculine plural2 tjocke tjockare tjockast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 tjocke tjockare tjockaste
all tjocka tjockare tjockaste

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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