styg

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse styggr, from Proto-Germanic *stugjaz. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål stygg (“ugly”), Norwegian Nynorsk stygg (“ugly”), Swedish stygg (“bad”), Dutch stug (“stiff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥yɡ̊]

Adjective

styg (neuter stygt, plural and definite singular attributive stygge)

1. bad
2. ugly
3. disgusting
4. nasty
5. foul

Inflection

Inflection of styg

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	styg	styggere	styggest2
indefinite neuter singular	stygt	styggere	styggest2
plural	stygge	styggere	styggest2
definite attributive1	stygge	styggere	styggeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

See also

• modbydelig
• grim
• hæslig
• forfærdelig
• rædselsfuld

References

• “styg” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “styg” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog