benig

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Dutch

Etymology

From been (“bone”) +‎ -ig (“-y, -ish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeː.nəx/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧nig
  • Rhymes: -eːnəx

Adjective

benig (comparative beniger, superlative benigst)

  1. bony, osseous
  2. skinny, bony

Declension

Declension of benig
uninflected benig
inflected benige
comparative beniger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial benig beniger het benigst
het benigste
indefinite m./f. sing. benige benigere benigste
n. sing. benig beniger benigste
plural benige benigere benigste
definite benige benigere benigste
partitive benigs benigers —

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Swedish

Etymology

ben (“bone”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

benig (comparative benigare, superlative benigast)

  1. bony (full of bones, usually of fish)
    en benig fisk
    a bony fish
  2. (figuratively) hard to sort out; difficult, tricky, etc.
    en benig fråga
    a tricky issue
  3. bony (thin, showing the bones under the skin)

Declension

Inflection of benig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular benig benigare benigast
neuter singular benigt benigare benigast
plural beniga benigare benigast
masculine plural2 benige benigare benigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 benige benigare benigaste
all beniga benigare benigaste

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.

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