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svennig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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svenne +‎ -ig (-y)

Adjective

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svennig (comparative svennigare, superlative svennigast)

  1. (often derogatory) like or associated with a stereotypical ethnic/native Swede
    Han tyckte fredagsmys med tacos var svennigt men trevligt
    He thought cozy Friday with tacos was "Sveny" but nice

Declension

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Inflection of svennig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular svennig svennigare svennigast
neuter singular svennigt svennigare svennigast
plural svenniga svennigare svennigast
masculine plural2 svennige svennigare svennigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 svennige svennigare svennigaste
all svenniga svennigare svennigaste

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.