glupsk

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German glupesch, related to German glupschen. Equivalent to glupa + -sk. See also Danish glubsk.

Adjective

glupsk (comparative glupskare, superlative glupskast)

  1. having a voracious appetite, insatiable, greedy
    Synonyms: rovgirig, omåttlig, omättlig
    ett glupskt monster
    a monster with a voracious appetite

Declension

Inflection of glupsk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular glupsk glupskare glupskast
Neuter singular glupskt glupskare glupskast
Plural glupska glupskare glupskast
Masculine plural3 glupske glupskare glupskast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 glupske glupskare glupskaste
All glupska glupskare glupskaste
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

References

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