slirig

Swedish

Etymology

slira (“slip, slide, skid”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

slirig (comparative slirigare, superlative slirigast)

1. slippery (tending to cause slipping (of wheels or the like) – compare slira)

   slirigt väglag

   slippery road conditions

2. (figuratively) slippery (evasive, etc.)
3. (colloquial) tipsy, drunk

Declension

Inflection of slirig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	slirig	slirigare	slirigast
neuter singular	slirigt	slirigare	slirigast
plural	sliriga	slirigare	slirigast
masculine plural2	slirige	slirigare	slirigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	slirige	slirigare	slirigaste
all	sliriga	slirigare	slirigaste

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.

See also

• halka
• hal (“slippery”)

References

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