torftig

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to torft +‎ -ig, from Old Swedish thorftogher, thørftugher, from Old Norse þurftugr, from Proto-Germanic *þurftiz. Cognate of Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐍃 (þaurfts), Old Saxon thurftig, German dürftig. Doublet of tarvlig.

Adjective

torftig (comparative torftigare, superlative torftigast)

1. skimpy, dowdy, feeble, scanty, meagre

Declension

Inflection of torftig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	torftig	torftigare	torftigast
neuter singular	torftigt	torftigare	torftigast
plural	torftiga	torftigare	torftigast
masculine plural2	torftige	torftigare	torftigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	torftige	torftigare	torftigaste
all	torftiga	torftigare	torftigaste

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.

Derived terms

• nödtorftig
• torftighet

Related terms

• nödtorft
• tarv
• tarva

References

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