flitig

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish fliteliker, from Middle Low German vlītich. By surface analysis, flit +‎ -ig. Cognate of Danish flittig. Compare Dutch vlijtig, German fleißig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

flitig (comparative flitigare, superlative flitigast)

  1. diligent, hard-working
    flitig som en myra, flitig som ett bi
    busy as a bee
  2. recurring, productive, frequently appearing (of creative workers)
    en av tidningens flitigaste skribenter
    one of the newspaper's most recurring writers

Declension

Inflection of flitig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular flitig flitigare flitigast
neuter singular flitigt flitigare flitigast
plural flitiga flitigare flitigast
masculine plural2 flitige flitigare flitigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 flitige flitigare flitigaste
all flitiga flitigare flitigaste

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.

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