-mässig

See also: massig, mäßig, and -mäßig

German

Suffix

-mässig

  1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of -mäßig

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German -mäßig in words like regelmäßig, from Maß (measure). Compare Danish -mæssig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛsˌɪɡ/

Suffix

-mässig

  1. -wise, in terms of (with respect to, concerning)
    Rent ketchupmässigt var det inga problem med burgarna. De hade lagom mycket ketchup.
    Purely ketchupwise, there was no problem with the burgers. They had a good amount of ketchup.
  2. -like (befitting the thing that comes before)
    gentlemannamässigt uppförande
    gentlemanlike behavior

Declension

Inflection of -mässig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular -mässig
neuter singular -mässigt
plural -mässiga
masculine plural2 -mässige
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 -mässige
all -mässiga

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

See also

References