nödig

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See also: nodig

Swedish

Etymology

nöd +‎ -ig. The Old Swedish nöþogher meant forced, involuntary. The present day meaning necessary is influenced by loan of the German nötig.

Adjective

nödig (comparative nödigare, superlative nödigast)

  1. (formal) Synonym of nödvändig (necessary)
    skididrottens förmåga att giva de åkande nödig rekreation
    the ability of skiing to provide the skiers with the necessary recreation
  2. (colloquial) needing to pee or poop, needing to go to the toilet
    • 2021 February 26, episode 5, in Svenska nyheter , SVT1, 8 minutes in:
      [Screen to the left]: 'SVENSKA NÖDIGA TRUCKERS'
      : 'SWEDISH TRUCKERS WHO NEED TO GO TO THE TOILET'

Declension

Inflection of nödig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular nödig nödigare nödigast
Neuter singular nödigt nödigare nödigast
Plural nödiga nödigare nödigast
Masculine plural3 nödige nödigare nödigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 nödige nödigare nödigaste
All nödiga nödigare nödigaste
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

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