präktig

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German prächtig. By surface analysis, prakt +‎ -ig. Cognate of Danish prægtig.

Adjective

präktig

  1. fine, mighty, splendid
    en präktig summa
    a mighty sum
  2. (of a person) good, upstanding, wholesome
  3. (derogatory, by ironic extension) goody two-shoes
    Usch vad präktig hon är
    Ugh, she's such a goody two-shoes

Declension

Inflection of präktig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular präktig präktigare präktigast
neuter singular präktigt präktigare präktigast
plural präktiga präktigare präktigast
masculine plural2 präktige präktigare präktigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 präktige präktigare präktigaste
all präktiga präktigare präktigaste

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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