dåsig

See also: dasig

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German dosich, from Proto-West Germanic *dusīg. Cognate of English dizzy. By surface analysis, dåsa +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

dåsig (comparative dåsigare, superlative dåsigast)

  1. drowsy (in a relaxed manner, for example after lying out in the sun)
    Antihistaminer kan göra så att man blir dåsig
    Antihistamines can make you feel drowsy

Declension

Inflection of dåsig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular dåsig dåsigare dåsigast
neuter singular dåsigt dåsigare dåsigast
plural dåsiga dåsigare dåsigast
masculine plural2 dåsige dåsigare dåsigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 dåsige dåsigare dåsigaste
all dåsiga dåsigare dåsigaste

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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