brunstig

See also: brünstig

Danish

Etymology

From brunst (“rut, heat”) +‎ -ig

Adjective

brunstig

1. rutting
2. in heat, on heat
3. (informal) horny, randy

Inflection

Inflection of brunstig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	brunstig	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	brunstigt	—	—2
plural	brunstige	—	—2
definite attributive1	brunstige	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• parrelysten (animals)
• liderlig (people)

References

• “brunstig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Swedish

Etymology

From brunst (“heat, rut”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

brunstig (comparative brunstigare, superlative brunstigast)

1. in heat, rutting (of an animal, especially a mammal)

Declension

Inflection of brunstig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	brunstig	brunstigare	brunstigast
neuter singular	brunstigt	brunstigare	brunstigast
plural	brunstiga	brunstigare	brunstigast
masculine plural2	brunstige	brunstigare	brunstigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	brunstige	brunstigare	brunstigaste
all	brunstiga	brunstigare	brunstigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• brunst (“heat, rut”)

See also

• kåt (“horny”)

References

• brunstig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• brunstig in Svensk ordbok (SO)