gnetig

Swedish

Etymology

From gneta +‎ -ig.

Adjective

gnetig (comparative gnetigare, superlative gnetigast)

1. (colloquial, of people) stingy, petty
2. (colloquial, of handwriting) crabbed

Declension

Inflection of gnetig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	gnetig	gnetigare	gnetigast
neuter singular	gnetigt	gnetigare	gnetigast
plural	gnetiga	gnetigare	gnetigast
masculine plural2	gnetige	gnetigare	gnetigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	gnetige	gnetigare	gnetigaste
all	gnetiga	gnetigare	gnetigaste

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.

Related terms

• gnet
• gneta

Further reading

• gnetig in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker