rossig

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Dutch

Etymology

From ros +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

rossig (comparative rossiger, superlative rossigst)

  1. (of hair) reddish

Declension

Declension of rossig
uninflected rossig
inflected rossige
comparative rossiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rossig rossiger het rossigst
het rossigste
indefinite m./f. sing. rossige rossigere rossigste
n. sing. rossig rossiger rossigste
plural rossige rossigere rossigste
definite rossige rossigere rossigste
partitive rossigs rossigers

Swedish

Adjective

rossig (comparative rossigare, superlative rossigast)

Cartoon character Bluto from Popeye is an example of a rossig figure
  1. (slang) burly; really muscular, as well as big-boned etc
    Det var en rossig jävel på gymmet idag, rena pendlar till armar.
    There was a really buff son of a bitch at the gym today, pure pendulums for arms.
    Det är några riktigt rossiga snubbar i skolan som gymmar varje dag.
    There are some really buff dudes at school who work out every day.
  2. (by extension) buff, jacked

Declension

Inflection of rossig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular rossig rossigare rossigast
neuter singular rossigt rossigare rossigast
plural rossiga rossigare rossigast
masculine plural2 rossige rossigare rossigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 rossige rossigare rossigaste
all rossiga rossigare rossigaste

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.