otrygg

Swedish

Etymology

From o- +‎ trygg.

Pronunciation

Adjective

otrygg (comparative otryggare, superlative otryggast)

  1. insecure, unsafe, precarious (situation)
  2. insecure, unsafe (feeling, person)
    Hon känner sig otrygg.She feels unsafe.

Declension

Inflection of otrygg
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular otrygg otryggare otryggast
neuter singular otryggt otryggare otryggast
plural otrygga otryggare otryggast
masculine plural2 otrygge otryggare otryggast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 otrygge otryggare otryggaste
all otrygga otryggare otryggaste

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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