onyttig

Swedish

Etymology

Affix of o- (“un-”) +‎ nyttig (“useful; healthy”), Inherited from Old Swedish onyttogher. According to SO attested since ca. 1450.

Adjective

onyttig (comparative onyttigare, superlative onyttigast)

  1. unuseful, useless
    Antonym: nyttig
  2. (about food) unhealthy, none to low nutritional value
    Antonym: nyttig
    onyttigt godis
    unhealthy sweets

Declension

Inflection of onyttig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular onyttig onyttigare onyttigast
neuter singular onyttigt onyttigare onyttigast
plural onyttiga onyttigare onyttigast
masculine plural2 onyttige onyttigare onyttigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 onyttige onyttigare onyttigaste
all onyttiga onyttigare onyttigaste

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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