äcklig

Swedish

Etymology

From äckel +‎ -lig. Cognate with German eklig and Norwegian Nynorsk ekkel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɛklɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

äcklig (comparative äckligare, superlative äckligast)

  1. disgusting (evoking a queasy feeling of disgust, like something potentially contagious, sometimes more or less figuratively), (except not informal) gross
    en äcklig toalett
    a disgusting toilet ["a toilet that evokes a queasy feeling of disgust" – "disgusting" sounds a bit stronger/different, but is the best straightforward translation]
    1. icky
      Jag tycker harkrankar är äckliga
      I think crane flies are disgusting/icky
    2. (of food) yucky
      Antonym: god
      Olle tycker sparris är äckligt
      Olle thinks asparagus is disgusting/yucky

Usage notes

  • Äcklig is a good translation of disgusting when a queasy feeling is implied. In other cases, a word like vidrig, motbjudande, or hemsk is often better.
  • Can also be thought of as icky/yucky/gross with the tone of disgusting.

Declension

Inflection of äcklig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular äcklig äckligare äckligast
neuter singular äckligt äckligare äckligast
plural äckliga äckligare äckligast
masculine plural2 äcklige äckligare äckligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 äcklige äckligare äckligaste
all äckliga äckligare äckligaste

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.

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