ettrig

Swedish

Etymology

etter (“venom, poison”) +‎ -ig (“-y”). Cognate of English attery.

Adjective

ettrig (comparative ettrigare, superlative ettrigast)

energetic and annoyingly intrusive (and stubborn and (somewhat) angry); tenacious, energetic, angry, feisty
ettriga mygg
mosquitoes that just won't bloody quit

Usage notes

The intuition is of someone/something energetic (and usually angry) that won't go away.

Declension

Inflection of **ettrig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	ettrig	ettrigare	ettrigast
neuter singular	ettrigt	ettrigare	ettrigast
plural	ettriga	ettrigare	ettrigast
masculine plural²	ettrige	ettrigare	ettrigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	ettrige	ettrigare	ettrigaste
all	ettriga	ettrigare	ettrigaste

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

Anagrams

gitter