njugg

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hnøggr, from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz. Compare English niggardly. Likely unrelated to Finnish niukka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /njɵɡ/

Adjective

njugg (comparative njuggare, superlative njuggast)

  1. stingy, exacting

Declension

Inflection of njugg
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular njugg njuggare njuggast
neuter singular njuggt njuggare njuggast
plural njugga njuggare njuggast
masculine plural2 njugge njuggare njuggast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 njugge njuggare njuggaste
all njugga njuggare njuggaste

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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