fjantig

Swedish

Etymology

fjant (“someone ridiculous”) +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fjantɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

fjantig (comparative fjantigare, superlative fjantigast)

1. silly (in more of a laughable than amusing way), ridiculous

   Synonyms: fånig, larvig

Declension

Inflection of fjantig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	fjantig	fjantigare	fjantigast
Neuter singular	fjantigt	fjantigare	fjantigast
Plural	fjantiga	fjantigare	fjantigast
Masculine plural3	fjantige	fjantigare	fjantigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	fjantige	fjantigare	fjantigaste
All	fjantiga	fjantigare	fjantigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

See also

• befängd (“preposterous, ridiculous”)
• tramsig (“lacking in seriousness”)
• töntig (“dorky, lame”)

References

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