taggig

Swedish

Etymology

tagg (“thorn; spine”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

taggig (comparative taggigare, superlative taggigast)

  1. thorny; prickly, spiny (having (natural) thorns or spines)
    en taggig kaktus ― a prickly cactus
    en taggig stjälk ― a thorny stem
  2. (figuratively) prickly

Declension

Inflection of taggig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular taggig taggigare taggigast
neuter singular taggigt taggigare taggigast
plural taggiga taggigare taggigast
masculine plural2 taggige taggigare taggigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 taggige taggigare taggigaste
all taggiga taggigare taggigaste

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

  • törnig (“thorny (especially of a rose bush)”)

References

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