sjösjuk

Swedish

Etymology

sjö (“sea”) +‎ -s- +‎ sjuk (“sick”). Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk sjøsjuk and Danish søsyg

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɧøːˌɧʉːk/

Adjective

sjösjuk (not comparable)

  1. seasick
    Sju sjösjuka sjömän på det sjunkande skeppet Shanghai sköttes av sju sköna sjuksköterskor, på det sjunkande skeppet Shanghai
    Seven seasick sailors on the sinking ship Shanghai were cared for by seven fair nurses, on the sinking ship Shanghai (tongue twister with many [ɧ] sounds)

Declension

Inflection of sjösjuk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular sjösjuk — —
neuter singular sjösjukt — —
plural sjösjuka — —
masculine plural2 sjösjuke — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 sjösjuke — —
all sjösjuka — —

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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