tjurskallig

Swedish

Etymology

tjur +‎ skalle +‎ -ig. Attested since 1852.

Adjective

tjurskallig (comparative tjurskalligare, superlative tjurskalligast)

  1. bullheaded, stubborn

Declension

Inflection of tjurskallig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular tjurskallig tjurskalligare tjurskalligast
neuter singular tjurskalligt tjurskalligare tjurskalligast
plural tjurskalliga tjurskalligare tjurskalligast
masculine plural2 tjurskallige tjurskalligare tjurskalligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 tjurskallige tjurskalligare tjurskalligaste
all tjurskalliga tjurskalligare tjurskalligaste

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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