hetsig

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Swedish

Etymology

From German hitzig, from German Hitze (heat). Thus closely related to het and hetta, but despite superficial similarity not to hets and hetsa.

Adjective

hetsig (comparative hetsigare, superlative hetsigast)

  1. heated, hot-blooded, irascible
    Synonyms: hetlevrad, kolerisk
  2. frenzied, hurried
    Synonym: jäktad

Declension

Inflection of hetsig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular hetsig hetsigare hetsigast
neuter singular hetsigt hetsigare hetsigast
plural hetsiga hetsigare hetsigast
masculine plural2 hetsige hetsigare hetsigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 hetsige hetsigare hetsigaste
all hetsiga hetsigare hetsigaste

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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