From Swedish dialectal maffe (“excellent”) suffixed with -ig, further origin unclear. Perhaps originally a misinterpretation of French ma foi.
maffig (comparative maffigare, superlative maffigast)
Inflection of maffig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | maffig | maffigare | maffigast |
Neuter singular | maffigt | maffigare | maffigast |
Plural | maffiga | maffigare | maffigast |
Masculine plural3 | maffige | maffigare | maffigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | maffige | maffigare | maffigaste |
All | maffiga | maffigare | maffigaste |
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 |