eldig

Swedish

Etymology

eld (“fire”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

eldig (comparative eldigare, superlative eldigast)

  1. fiery
    Från gatan hörs en eldig tango
    A fiery tango is heard from the street

Declension

Inflection of eldig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular eldig eldigare eldigast
neuter singular eldigt eldigare eldigast
plural eldiga eldigare eldigast
masculine plural2 eldige eldigare eldigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 eldige eldigare eldigaste
all eldiga eldigare eldigaste

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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