onyttig

Swedish

Etymology

Affix of o- (“un-”) +‎ nyttig (“useful; healthy”), Inherited from Old Swedish onyttogher. According to SO attested since ca. 1450.

Adjective

onyttig (comparative onyttigare, superlative onyttigast)

1. unuseful, useless

   Antonym: nyttig

2. (about food) unhealthy, none to low nutritional value

   Antonym: nyttig

   onyttigt godis

   unhealthy sweets

Declension

Inflection of onyttig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	onyttig	onyttigare	onyttigast
neuter singular	onyttigt	onyttigare	onyttigast
plural	onyttiga	onyttigare	onyttigast
masculine plural2	onyttige	onyttigare	onyttigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	onyttige	onyttigare	onyttigaste
all	onyttiga	onyttigare	onyttigaste

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

• (about health) ohälsosam (“unhealthy”)

References

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