trilsk

Swedish

Etymology

Likely from tredsk with the l possibly added by analogy to ilsk.

Adjective

trilsk (comparative trilskare, superlative trilskast)

contrary, defiantly stubborn
En trilsk häst som inte vill bli sadlad och gör som den vill
A defiantly stubborn horse that doesn't want to be saddled and does as it pleases

Declension

Inflection of **trilsk**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	trilsk	trilskare	trilskast
neuter singular	trilskt	trilskare	trilskast
plural	trilska	trilskare	trilskast
masculine plural²	trilske	trilskare	trilskast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	trilske	trilskare	trilskaste
all	trilska	trilskare	trilskaste

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

trilskas

References

trilsk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
trilsk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
trilsk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
trilsk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)