glåmig

Swedish

Etymology

glåma +‎ -ig, from an obsolete verb meaning "stare". Compare origin of glo. Cognate of English gloomy.

Adjective

glåmig (comparative glåmigare, superlative glåmigast)

  1. washed out, sallow, sickly pale

Declension

Inflection of glåmig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular glåmig glåmigare glåmigast
neuter singular glåmigt glåmigare glåmigast
plural glåmiga glåmigare glåmigast
masculine plural2 glåmige glåmigare glåmigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 glåmige glåmigare glåmigaste
all glåmiga glåmigare glåmigaste

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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