lortig

Swedish

Etymology

From lort (“dirt, filth”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

lortig (comparative lortigare, superlative lortigast)

1. filthy, dirty (covered in or containing dirt or grime)

   Synonym: (more common) smutsig (“dirty”)

Declension

Inflection of lortig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	lortig	lortigare	lortigast
neuter singular	lortigt	lortigare	lortigast
plural	lortiga	lortigare	lortigast
masculine plural2	lortige	lortigare	lortigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	lortige	lortigare	lortigaste
all	lortiga	lortigare	lortigaste

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

• lortig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lortig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)