fånig

Swedish

Etymology

fån (“halfwit”) +‎ -ig

Adjective

fånig (comparative fånigare, superlative fånigast)

  1. (informal) silly (in more of a laughable than amusing way), ridiculous
    Synonyms: fjantig, larvig

Declension
Inflection of fånig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular fånig fånigare fånigast
Neuter singular fånigt fånigare fånigast
Plural fåniga fånigare fånigast
Masculine plural3 fånige fånigare fånigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 fånige fånigare fånigaste
All fåniga fånigare fånigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

See also
  • befängd (“preposterous, ridiculous”)
  • tramsig (“lacking in seriousness”)

Further reading
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