senig

Swedish

Etymology

sena (“tendon, sinew”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

senig (comparative senigare, superlative senigast)

  1. sinewy
  2. wiry

Declension
Inflection of senig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular senig senigare senigast
Neuter singular senigt senigare senigast
Plural seniga senigare senigast
Masculine plural3 senige senigare senigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 senige senigare senigaste
All seniga senigare senigaste
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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