gullig

See also: güllig

Swedish

Etymology

From gull +‎ -ig.

Adjective

gullig (comparative gulligare, superlative gulligast)

  1. cute, sweet
    en gullig tigerunge
    a cute tiger cub
    Det var gulligt av dig att städa huset
    It was sweet of you to clean the house

Usage notes

The basic meaning is "cute," with sweet acts and the like called "cute" in an extended sense.

Declension
Inflection of gullig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular gullig gulligare gulligast
Neuter singular gulligt gulligare gulligast
Plural gulliga gulligare gulligast
Masculine plural3 gullige gulligare gulligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 gullige gulligare gulligaste
All gulliga gulligare gulligaste
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
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