virrig

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German wirrig, from wirr.

Adjective

virrig (comparative virrigare, superlative virrigast)

1. confused, muddled (confused in a messy, disordered manner)

   ett virrigt resonemang

   a confused reasoning

Declension

Inflection of virrig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	virrig	virrigare	virrigast
neuter singular	virrigt	virrigare	virrigast
plural	virriga	virrigare	virrigast
masculine plural2	virrige	virrigare	virrigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	virrige	virrigare	virrigaste
all	virriga	virrigare	virrigaste

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

• förvirra
• virrpanna
• virrvarr

Related terms

• virra

See also

• flokig

References

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