njugg

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse hnøggr, from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz. Compare English niggardly. Likely unrelated to Finnish niukka.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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njugg (comparative njuggare, superlative njuggast)

  1. stingy, exacting

Declension

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Inflection of njugg
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular njugg njuggare njuggast
Neuter singular njuggt njuggare njuggast
Plural njugga njuggare njuggast
Masculine plural3 njugge njuggare njuggast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 njugge njuggare njuggaste
All njugga njuggare njuggaste
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

Further reading

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