morgonpigg

Swedish

Etymology

morgon (“morning”) +‎ pigg (“alert”)

Adjective

morgonpigg (comparative morgonpiggare, superlative morgonpiggast)

1. alert in the morning; a morning person, an early riser, etc.

   Antonym: morgontrött

   Värst vad du var morgonpigg

   You're up bright and early, aren't you? [upon seeing that someone is already up and alert]

Declension

Inflection of morgonpigg

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	morgonpigg	morgonpiggare	morgonpiggast
neuter singular	morgonpiggt	morgonpiggare	morgonpiggast
plural	morgonpigga	morgonpiggare	morgonpiggast
masculine plural2	morgonpigge	morgonpiggare	morgonpiggast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	morgonpigge	morgonpiggare	morgonpiggaste
all	morgonpigga	morgonpiggare	morgonpiggaste

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

• morgonmänniska (“morning person”)

References

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