jävig

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish iævugher. By surface analysis, jäv +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛːˌvɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

jävig (comparative mer jävig, superlative mest jävig)

  1. (law) partial, having a stake in the outcome; not disinterested

Declension
Inflection of jävig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular jävig mer jävig mest jävig
Neuter singular jävigt mer jävigt mest jävigt
Plural jäviga mer jäviga mest jäviga
Masculine plural3 jävige mer jäviga mest jäviga
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 jävige mer jävige mest jävige
All jäviga mer jäviga mest jäviga
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

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