törstig

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þørstogher, equivalent to törst (“thirst”) +‎ -ig (“-y”), Compare English thirsty, German durstig and Yiddish דאָרשטיק (dorshtik).

Pronunciation

Adjective

törstig (comparative törstigare, superlative törstigast)

  1. thirsty

Declension

Inflection of törstig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular törstig törstigare törstigast
Neuter singular törstigt törstigare törstigast
Plural törstiga törstigare törstigast
Masculine plural3 törstige törstigare törstigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 törstige törstigare törstigaste
All törstiga törstigare törstigaste
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

References

  1. ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎, number 3

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