smarrig
Swedish
Etymology
Attested since 1970. Derived from smaskig (“tasty”) by a colloquial formation changing certain /s/ consonant clusters into -rr-. Compare fisk > firre (“fish”) and flaska > flarra (“bottle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²smarɪ(ɡ)/
Adjective
smarrig (comparative smarrigare, superlative smarrigast)
- (colloquial) yummy, tasty, scrumptious
- 2009, “Lömska mejl på alla hjärtans dag”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
- Vackra blommor, smarrig choklad eller varför inte en god middag på alla hjärtans dag.
- Beautiful flowers, delicious chocolate or why not a tasty dinner on Valentine’s Day.
Declension
| Inflection of smarrig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | smarrig | smarrigare | smarrigast |
| Neuter singular | smarrigt | smarrigare | smarrigast |
| Plural | smarriga | smarrigare | smarrigast |
| Masculine plural3 | smarrige | smarrigare | smarrigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | smarrige | smarrigare | smarrigaste |
| All | smarriga | smarrigare | smarrigaste |
| 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 | |||
References
- smarrig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- Per Ledin (28 March 2013), “Glad pårre igen!”, in På svenska (Blog), archived from the original on 2020-09-26
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