lerig

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish lerogher, equivalent to lera +‎ -ig.

Adjective

lerig (comparative lerigare, superlative lerigast)

1. muddy

Declension

Inflection of lerig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	lerig	lerigare	lerigast
neuter singular	lerigt	lerigare	lerigast
plural	leriga	lerigare	lerigast
masculine plural2	lerige	lerigare	lerigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	lerige	lerigare	lerigaste
all	leriga	lerigare	lerigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• “lerig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “lerig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “lerig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)