ärtig

Swedish

Etymology

From ärta (“girl”) +‎ -ig. First attested in the 1950s.

Adjective

ärtig (comparative ärtigare, superlative ärtigast)

  1. (colloquial) snazzy, stylish
  2. (colloquial, of women) sexy, attractive

Declension

Inflection of ärtig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ärtig ärtigare ärtigast
neuter singular ärtigt ärtigare ärtigast
plural ärtiga ärtigare ärtigast
masculine plural2 ärtige ärtigare ärtigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ärtige ärtigare ärtigaste
all ärtiga ärtigare ärtigaste

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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