fiffig

Swedish

Etymology

From German pfiffig.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: fiffi (one pronunciation)

Adjective

fiffig (comparative fiffigare, superlative fiffigast)

1. (of a person) smart, resourceful, shrewd
2. nifty

   Vilken fiffig lösning! Jag skulle aldrig ha tänkt på det!

   What a nifty solution! I would have never thought of that!

Declension

Inflection of fiffig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	fiffig	fiffigare	fiffigast
neuter singular	fiffigt	fiffigare	fiffigast
plural	fiffiga	fiffigare	fiffigast
masculine plural2	fiffige	fiffigare	fiffigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	fiffige	fiffigare	fiffigaste
all	fiffiga	fiffigare	fiffigaste

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.

Synonyms

• finurlig

References

• fiffig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fiffig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fiffig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• fiffig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)