grovmaskig

Swedish

Etymology

grov (“coarse”) +‎ maska (“mesh (space enclosed by threads)”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

grovmaskig (comparative grovmaskigare, superlative grovmaskigast)

  1. coarse-meshed (having a sparse mesh)
    Antonym: finmaskig

Declension

Inflection of grovmaskig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular grovmaskig grovmaskigare grovmaskigast
neuter singular grovmaskigt grovmaskigare grovmaskigast
plural grovmaskiga grovmaskigare grovmaskigast
masculine plural2 grovmaskige grovmaskigare grovmaskigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 grovmaskige grovmaskigare grovmaskigaste
all grovmaskiga grovmaskigare grovmaskigaste

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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