fjompig

Swedish

Etymology

fjomp +‎ -ig. Attested since 1930.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfjɔmːˌpɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

fjompig (comparative fjompigare, superlative fjompigast)

  1. (colloquial) dumb, silly

Usage notes

Especially with allusion to fear.

Declension
Inflection of fjompig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular fjompig fjompigare fjompigast
Neuter singular fjompigt fjompigare fjompigast
Plural fjompiga fjompigare fjompigast
Masculine plural3 fjompige fjompigare fjompigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 fjompige fjompigare fjompigaste
All fjompiga fjompigare fjompigaste
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

Derived terms
  • fjompighet

References
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