solkig
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Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]solk + -ig. Cognate of English soiled, sullied.
Adjective
[edit]solkig (comparative solkigare, superlative solkigast)
- dirty, stained (soiled with diffuse (ingrained) stains)
- ett solkigt örngott
- a dirty/stained/dingy pillow case
- (figurative) sordid, morally dubious
- Hans solkiga förflutna
- His sordid past
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]| Inflection of solkig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | solkig | solkigare | solkigast |
| Neuter singular | solkigt | solkigare | solkigast |
| Plural | solkiga | solkigare | solkigast |
| Masculine plural3 | solkige | solkigare | solkigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | solkige | solkigare | solkigaste |
| All | solkiga | solkigare | solkigaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||