burkig

Swedish

Etymology

burk (“can”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

burkig (comparative burkigare, superlative burkigast)

1. (colloquial) boxy, tinny (having a "hollow" sound with a band of mid-range frequencies)

Declension

Inflection of burkig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	burkig	burkigare	burkigast
neuter singular	burkigt	burkigare	burkigast
plural	burkiga	burkigare	burkigast
masculine plural2	burkige	burkigare	burkigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	burkige	burkigare	burkigaste
all	burkiga	burkigare	burkigaste

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.

References

• burkig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)