tarvlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þarfliker, equivalent to tarv +‎ -lig. Cognate of Danish tarvelig, Norwegian Nynorsk tarveleg, Old Norse þarfligr, Old English þearflic. Doublet of torftig.

Adjective

tarvlig (comparative tarvligare, superlative tarvligast)

  1. mean, low, shabby
  2. vulgar, uncultivated
  3. (archaic) skimpy, meager

Declension
Inflection of tarvlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular tarvlig tarvligare tarvligast
Neuter singular tarvligt tarvligare tarvligast
Plural tarvliga tarvligare tarvligast
Masculine plural3 tarvlige tarvligare tarvligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 tarvlige tarvligare tarvligaste
All tarvliga tarvligare tarvligaste
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
  • tarvlighet

References
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