krokig

Swedish

Etymology

From krok +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

krokig (comparative krokigare, superlative krokigast)

having one or more bends, crooked, bent
en krokig rygg ― a crooked back

en krokig stig ― a crooked path

Usage notes

Only about shape. Sned (“askew”) is used for something hanging crooked on a wall.
Often about undesirable bends, like in English.

Declension

Inflection of **krokig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	krokig	krokigare	krokigast
neuter singular	krokigt	krokigare	krokigast
plural	krokiga	krokigare	krokigast
masculine plural²	krokige	krokigare	krokigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	krokige	krokigare	krokigaste
all	krokiga	krokigare	krokigaste

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.

Related terms

krok (“hook”)

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