harig

See also: Harig and hårig

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦaː.rəx/

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• Hyphenation: ha‧rig

Etymology 1

From haar (“hair”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

harig (comparative hariger, superlative harigst)

1. hairy, hirsute, covered in hair, having a lot of hair

Declension

Declension of harig
uninflected	harig
inflected	harige
comparative	hariger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		harig	hariger	het harigst het harigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	harige	harigere	harigste
	n. sing.	harig	hariger	harigste
	plural	harige	harigere	harigste
definite		harige	harigere	harigste
partitive		harigs	harigers	—

Derived terms

• harig wilgenroosje (“great willowherb”)
• harige ratelaar (“European yellow-rattle”)
• kortharig (“shorthaired”)
• langharig (“longhaired”)
• wolharig (“woolly, having a woolly fur”)

Etymology 2

From haar (“dry wind”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

harig (comparative hariger, superlative harigst)

1. (obsolete) dry and windy
2. (uncommon) foggy, misty

Declension

Declension of harig
uninflected	harig
inflected	harige
comparative	hariger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		harig	hariger	het harigst het harigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	harige	harigere	harigste
	n. sing.	harig	hariger	harigste
	plural	harige	harigere	harigste
definite		harige	harigere	harigste
partitive		harigs	harigers	—

Swedish

Etymology

hare (“hare”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

harig (comparative harigare, superlative harigast)

1. scaring very easily (like a hare); fearful, cowardly, scaredy

Declension

Inflection of harig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	harig	harigare	harigast
neuter singular	harigt	harigare	harigast
plural	hariga	harigare	harigast
masculine plural2	harige	harigare	harigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	harige	harigare	harigaste
all	hariga	harigare	harigaste

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.

See also

• räddhågad

References

• harig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• harig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• harig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)