rovgirig

Swedish

Etymology

rov (“prey”) +‎ girig (“greedy”). Compare German raubgierig.

Adjective

rovgirig (comparative rovgirigare, superlative rovgirigast)

  1. rapacious, voracious, predatory
    Synonyms: rovlysten, glupsk

Declension
Inflection of rovgirig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular rovgirig rovgirigare rovgirigast
Neuter singular rovgirigt rovgirigare rovgirigast
Plural rovgiriga rovgirigare rovgirigast
Masculine plural3 rovgirige rovgirigare rovgirigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 rovgirige rovgirigare rovgirigaste
All rovgiriga rovgirigare rovgirigaste
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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