fånig

Swedish

Etymology

fån (“halfwit”) +‎ -ig

Adjective

fånig (comparative fånigare, superlative fånigast)

  1. (informal) silly (in more of a laughable than amusing way), ridiculous
    Synonyms: fjantig, larvig

Declension

Inflection of fånig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fånig fånigare fånigast
neuter singular fånigt fånigare fånigast
plural fåniga fånigare fånigast
masculine plural2 fånige fånigare fånigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 fånige fånigare fånigaste
all fåniga fånigare fånigaste

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

  • befängd (“preposterous, ridiculous”)
  • tramsig (“lacking in seriousness”)

Further reading

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