skäggig

Swedish

Etymology

skägg (“beard”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

skäggig (comparative skäggigare, superlative skäggigast)

  1. bearded
    Synonym: skäggprydd
    en skäggig man
    a bearded man
    en man med skägg
    a man with a beard (for comparison)
  2. beardy, stubbly
    Du börjar bli lite skäggig
    You're starting to get a bit "beardy"

Usage notes

Generally of having a beard, but sometimes to emphasize unexpected or otherwise notable beard growth. Think "beardy."

Declension
Inflection of skäggig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular skäggig skäggigare skäggigast
Neuter singular skäggigt skäggigare skäggigast
Plural skäggiga skäggigare skäggigast
Masculine plural3 skäggige skäggigare skäggigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 skäggige skäggigare skäggigaste
All skäggiga skäggigare skäggigaste
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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