vårtig

Swedish

Etymology

vårta (“wart”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

vårtig (comparative vårtigare, superlative vårtigast)

  1. warty (having warts)
    häxans vårtiga näsa
    the witch's warty nose
    ett vårtigt vårtsvin
    a warty warthog

Declension

Inflection of vårtig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vårtig vårtigare vårtigast
neuter singular vårtigt vårtigare vårtigast
plural vårtiga vårtigare vårtigast
masculine plural2 vårtige vårtigare vårtigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vårtige vårtigare vårtigaste
all vårtiga vårtigare vårtigaste

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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