ösig

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːzɪç/, [ˈʔøːzɪç]
  • Rhymes: -øːzɪç

Adjective

ösig (strong nominative masculine singular ösiger, comparative ösiger, superlative am ösigsten) (Western and Central Northern Germany, colloquial)

  1. muddy, sullied
  2. irksome, vexing
  3. angry, vexed

Declension

See also

Swedish

Etymology

ös +‎ -ig

Adjective

ösig (comparative ösigare, superlative ösigast)

  1. intense, energetically speedy (in a positive sense, of for example music or parties)
    Synonym: röjig
    ett ösigt gitarrsolo
    a fast, rocking guitar solo

Declension

Inflection of ösig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ösig ösigare ösigast
neuter singular ösigt ösigare ösigast
plural ösiga ösigare ösigast
masculine plural2 ösige ösigare ösigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ösige ösigare ösigaste
all ösiga ösigare ösigaste

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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