uppstudsig
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German upstutzig. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk oppstuss. By surface analysis, upp + studsig.
Adjective
uppstudsig (comparative uppstudsigare, superlative uppstudsigast)
- defiant towards someone in a position of authority; insubordinate
Declension
| Inflection of uppstudsig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | uppstudsig | uppstudsigare | uppstudsigast |
| Neuter singular | uppstudsigt | uppstudsigare | uppstudsigast |
| Plural | uppstudsiga | uppstudsigare | uppstudsigast |
| Masculine plural3 | uppstudsige | uppstudsigare | uppstudsigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | uppstudsige | uppstudsigare | uppstudsigaste |
| All | uppstudsiga | uppstudsigare | uppstudsigaste |
| 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
References
- uppstudsig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- uppstudsig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- uppstudsig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- uppstudsig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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