smarrig

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1970. Derived from smaskig (“tasty”) by a colloquial formation changing certain /s/ consonant clusters into -rr-. Compare fisk > firre (“fish”) and flaska > flarra (“bottle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²smarɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

smarrig (comparative smarrigare, superlative smarrigast)

1. (colloquial) yummy, tasty, scrumptious

   Synonyms: smaskig, mumsig

   • 2009, “Lömska mejl på alla hjärtans dag”, in Svenska Dagbladet‎^[1]:

     Vackra blommor, smarrig choklad eller varför inte en god middag på alla hjärtans dag.

     Beautiful flowers, delicious chocolate or why not a tasty dinner on Valentine’s Day.

Declension

Inflection of smarrig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	smarrig	smarrigare	smarrigast
neuter singular	smarrigt	smarrigare	smarrigast
plural	smarriga	smarrigare	smarrigast
masculine plural2	smarrige	smarrigare	smarrigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	smarrige	smarrigare	smarrigaste
all	smarriga	smarrigare	smarrigaste

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

• smarrig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• smarrig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Per Ledin (2013 March 28) “Glad pårre igen!”, in På svenska‎^[2] (Blog), archived from the original on 26 September 2020