knarrig

Swedish

Etymology

knarra +‎ -ig

Adjective

knarrig (comparative knarrigare, superlative knarrigast)

  1. creaky [from 17th c.]
  2. (figurative) cantankerous [from 19th c.]

Declension
Inflection of knarrig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular knarrig knarrigare knarrigast
Neuter singular knarrigt knarrigare knarrigast
Plural knarriga knarrigare knarrigast
Masculine plural3 knarrige knarrigare knarrigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 knarrige knarrigare knarrigaste
All knarriga knarrigare knarrigaste
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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