torftig

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to torft +‎ -ig, from Old Swedish thorftogher, thørftugher, from Old Norse þurftugr, from Proto-Germanic *þurftiz. Cognate of Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐍃 (þaurfts), Old Saxon thurftig, German dürftig. Doublet of tarvlig.

Adjective

torftig (comparative torftigare, superlative torftigast)

  1. skimpy, dowdy, feeble, scanty, meagre

Declension

Inflection of torftig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular torftig torftigare torftigast
neuter singular torftigt torftigare torftigast
plural torftiga torftigare torftigast
masculine plural2 torftige torftigare torftigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 torftige torftigare torftigaste
all torftiga torftigare torftigaste

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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