futtig

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German futtig, likely from Proto-Germanic *fuþiz.

Adjective

futtig (comparative futtigare, superlative futtigast)

1. ridiculously small and insignificant, measly, paltry, petty

   En futtig femtiolapp var allt vi fick som tack

   A measly 50 SEK note was all we got as a thank you

   Han förlorade med en futtig sekund

   He lost by a measly second

2. petty (of an act or the like)

   Synonyms: småaktig, småsint

   Det verkade futtigt att klaga över en sån skitsak

   It seemed petty to complain about such a trifle

Inflection

Inflection of futtig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	futtig	futtigare	futtigast
neuter singular	futtigt	futtigare	futtigast
plural	futtiga	futtigare	futtigast
masculine plural2	futtige	futtigare	futtigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	futtige	futtigare	futtigaste
all	futtiga	futtigare	futtigaste

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

• “futtig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “futtig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “futtig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• futtig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• utgift