petig

Swedish

Etymology

From peta (“poke”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

petig (comparative petigare, superlative petigast)

1. fussy about details; finicky, nitpicky

   Den petige chefen vägrade läsa rapporter som inte var perfekt formaterade

   The finicky boss refused to read reports that weren't perfectly formatted

Declension

Inflection of petig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	petig	petigare	petigast
neuter singular	petigt	petigare	petigast
plural	petiga	petigare	petigast
masculine plural2	petige	petigare	petigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	petige	petigare	petigaste
all	petiga	petigare	petigaste

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

• petnoga

References

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