arbetsskygg

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From arbete (work, job) +‎ -s- +‎ skygg (shy).

Adjective

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arbetsskygg (comparative arbetsskyggare, superlative arbetsskyggast)

  1. (derogatory) work-shy; reluctant to get a job

Declension

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Inflection of arbetsskygg
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular arbetsskygg arbetsskyggare arbetsskyggast
Neuter singular arbetsskyggt arbetsskyggare arbetsskyggast
Plural arbetsskygga arbetsskyggare arbetsskyggast
Masculine plural3 arbetsskygge arbetsskyggare arbetsskyggast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 arbetsskygge arbetsskyggare arbetsskyggaste
All arbetsskygga arbetsskyggare arbetsskyggaste
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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