fnoskig

Swedish

Etymology

Unknown. Attested since 1888. Arguably related to Old Swedish fnusker (“crazy”), possibly to dialectal fnusk (“mouldy [wood]”). Compare origin of fnöske, fnas (“husk”), Old Norse fnjóskr (“touchwood”).

Adjective

fnoskig (comparative fnoskigare, superlative fnoskigast)

1. (colloquial) silly, crazy

Declension

Inflection of fnoskig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	fnoskig	fnoskigare	fnoskigast
neuter singular	fnoskigt	fnoskigare	fnoskigast
plural	fnoskiga	fnoskigare	fnoskigast
masculine plural2	fnoskige	fnoskigare	fnoskigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	fnoskige	fnoskigare	fnoskigaste
all	fnoskiga	fnoskigare	fnoskigaste

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

• fnoskig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fnoskig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fnoskig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• fnoskig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)