futtig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Low German futtig, likely from Proto-Germanic *fuþiz.
Adjective
[edit]futtig (comparative futtigare, superlative futtigast)
- ridiculously small and insignificant, measly, paltry, petty
- En futtig femtiolapp var allt vi fick som tack
- A measly 50 SEK note was all we got as a thank you
- Han förlorade med en futtig sekund
- He lost by a measly second
- petty (of an act or the like)
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of futtig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | futtig | futtigare | futtigast |
| Neuter singular | futtigt | futtigare | futtigast |
| Plural | futtiga | futtigare | futtigast |
| Masculine plural3 | futtige | futtigare | futtigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | futtige | futtigare | futtigaste |
| All | futtiga | futtigare | futtigaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
References
[edit]- futtig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- futtig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- futtig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- futtig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)