ryckig

Swedish

Etymology

ryck +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

ryckig (comparative ryckigare, superlative ryckigast)

1. jerky (characterized by jerky (and uneven) movements, concretely or abstractly)

   Han kör ryckigt

   He drives jerkily/unevenly (with many sudden accelerations or the like)

   ryckiga rörelser

   jerky movements

   Videouppspelningen blir ryckig när datorn inte hänger med

   The video playback gets choppy when the computer can't keep up

Declension

Inflection of ryckig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	ryckig	ryckigare	ryckigast
neuter singular	ryckigt	ryckigare	ryckigast
plural	ryckiga	ryckigare	ryckigast
masculine plural2	ryckige	ryckigare	ryckigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	ryckige	ryckigare	ryckigaste
all	ryckiga	ryckigare	ryckigaste

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

• ryckig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ryckig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ryckig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)