solkig

Swedish

Etymology

solk +‎ -ig. Cognate of English soiled, sullied.

Adjective

solkig (comparative solkigare, superlative solkigast)

  1. dirty, stained (soiled with diffuse (ingrained) stains)
    ett solkigt örngott
    a dirty/stained/dingy pillow case
    1. dingy, grimy, grubby, etc. (when sounding better as translations)
      en solkig pub
      a dingy pub
  2. (figurative) sordid, morally dubious
    Hans solkiga förflutna
    His sordid past

Usage notes

Dry, ingrained grime, causing discoloration/stains, is the immediate intuition, on pillow cases, wallpaper, or the like. Might rarely extend to things where "ingrained" makes less sense, hence parentheses.

Declension

Inflection of solkig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular solkig solkigare solkigast
neuter singular solkigt solkigare solkigast
plural solkiga solkigare solkigast
masculine plural2 solkige solkigare solkigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 solkige solkigare solkigaste
all solkiga solkigare solkigaste

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.

Derived terms

  • solkighet

See also

References

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