pinig

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to pina (“torment”) +‎ -ig (“-y”). Likely from clipping of pinsam (“embarrassing, awkward”) + -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

pinig (comparative pinigare, superlative pinigast)

(colloquial, often childish) embarrassing, awkward
Synonym: pinsam

Det var hur pinigt som helst!
It was so embarrassing!

Declension

Inflection of **pinig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	pinig	pinigare	pinigast
neuter singular	pinigt	pinigare	pinigast
plural	piniga	pinigare	pinigast
masculine plural²	pinige	pinigare	pinigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	pinige	pinigare	pinigaste
all	piniga	pinigare	pinigaste

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.