fjollig

Swedish

Etymology

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk fjollete.

Adjective

fjollig (comparative fjolligare, superlative fjolligast)

  1. (often derogatory, of a man or boy) effeminate
    Synonym: (without inherent connotations) feminin
  2. (derogatory, usually of a man or boy) cowardly or weak, regardless of other personal characteristics (through implications of unmasculinity)
  3. (archaic, usually of a young woman) ditzy (silly or scatterbrained)

Declension

Inflection of fjollig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fjollig fjolligare fjolligast
neuter singular fjolligt fjolligare fjolligast
plural fjolliga fjolligare fjolligast
masculine plural2 fjollige fjolligare fjolligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 fjollige fjolligare fjolligaste
all fjolliga fjolligare fjolligaste

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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