solkig

Swedish

Etymology

solk +‎ -ig. Cognate of English soiled, sullied.

Adjective

solkig (comparative solkigare, superlative solkigast)

dirty, stained (soiled with diffuse (ingrained) stains)
ett solkigt örngott
a dirty/stained/dingy pillow case
1. dingy, grimy, grubby, etc. (when sounding better as translations)
  en solkig pub
  a dingy pub
(figurative) sordid, morally dubious
Hans solkiga förflutna
His sordid past

Usage notes

Dry, ingrained grime, causing discoloration/stains, is the immediate intuition, on pillow cases, wallpaper, or the like. Might rarely extend to things where "ingrained" makes less sense, hence parentheses.

Declension

Inflection of **solkig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	solkig	solkigare	solkigast
neuter singular	solkigt	solkigare	solkigast
plural	solkiga	solkigare	solkigast
masculine plural²	solkige	solkigare	solkigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	solkige	solkigare	solkigaste
all	solkiga	solkigare	solkigaste

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.

Derived terms

solkighet

Related terms

solk
solka

References