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buskablyg

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Swedish

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Etymology

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buske +‎ -a- +‎ blyg

Adjective

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buskablyg (comparative mer buskablyg, superlative mest buskablyg)

  1. (regional, colloquial) shy, timid
    han var inte buskablyg
    he was not shy

Usage notes

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Normally with a negation.

Declension

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Inflection of buskablyg
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular buskablyg mer buskablyg mest buskablyg
neuter singular buskablygt mer buskablygt mest buskablygt
plural buskablyga mer buskablyga mest buskablyga
masculine plural2 buskablyge mer buskablyga mest buskablyga
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 buskablyge mer buskablyge mest buskablyge
all buskablyga mer buskablyga mest buskablyga

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.

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