arbetsskygg

Swedish

Etymology

From arbete (“work, job”) +‎ -s- +‎ skygg (“shy”).

Adjective

arbetsskygg (comparative arbetsskyggare, superlative arbetsskyggast)

  1. (derogatory) work-shy; reluctant to get a job

Declension

Inflection of arbetsskygg
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular arbetsskygg arbetsskyggare arbetsskyggast
neuter singular arbetsskyggt arbetsskyggare arbetsskyggast
plural arbetsskygga arbetsskyggare arbetsskyggast
masculine plural2 arbetsskygge arbetsskyggare arbetsskyggast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 arbetsskygge arbetsskyggare arbetsskyggaste
all arbetsskygga arbetsskyggare arbetsskyggaste

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.

References

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