slirig

Swedish

Etymology

slira (“slip, slide, skid”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

slirig (comparative slirigare, superlative slirigast)

  1. slippery (tending to cause slipping (of wheels or the like) – compare slira)
    slirigt väglag
    slippery road conditions
  2. (figuratively) slippery (evasive, etc.)
  3. (colloquial) tipsy, drunk

Declension

Inflection of slirig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular slirig slirigare slirigast
neuter singular slirigt slirigare slirigast
plural sliriga slirigare slirigast
masculine plural2 slirige slirigare slirigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 slirige slirigare slirigaste
all sliriga slirigare slirigaste

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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