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gnetig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From gneta +‎ -ig.

Adjective

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gnetig (comparative gnetigare, superlative gnetigast)

  1. (colloquial, of people) stingy, petty
  2. (colloquial, of handwriting) crabbed

Declension

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Inflection of gnetig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular gnetig gnetigare gnetigast
neuter singular gnetigt gnetigare gnetigast
plural gnetiga gnetigare gnetigast
masculine plural2 gnetige gnetigare gnetigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 gnetige gnetigare gnetigaste
all gnetiga gnetigare gnetigaste

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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Further reading

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