skäggig

Swedish

Etymology

skägg (“beard”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

skäggig (comparative skäggigare, superlative skäggigast)

  1. bearded
    Synonym: skäggprydd
    en skäggig man
    a bearded man
    en man med skägg
    a man with a beard (for comparison)
  2. beardy, stubbly
    Du börjar bli lite skäggig
    You're starting to get a bit "beardy"

Usage notes

Generally of having a beard, but sometimes to emphasize unexpected or otherwise notable beard growth. Think "beardy."

Declension

Inflection of skäggig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular skäggig skäggigare skäggigast
neuter singular skäggigt skäggigare skäggigast
plural skäggiga skäggigare skäggigast
masculine plural2 skäggige skäggigare skäggigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 skäggige skäggigare skäggigaste
all skäggiga skäggigare skäggigaste

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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