ruskig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ruskig (comparative ruskigare, superlative ruskigast)
- frightening or (very) discomforting
- Synonyms: (colloquial) läbbig, läskig, ruggig, skrämmande
- En ruskig best
- A frightening beast
- Tortyrscenen i filmen var ruskig
- The torture scene in the movie was very uncomfortable to watch
- (of weather) very bad, e.g. rainy, windy, and cold
- Regn och snålblåst! Vilket ruskigt väder!
- Rain and biting wind! What terrible weather we are having!
Usage notes
[edit](sense 1) could also be glossed as "frightening or (very) obehaglig." See the usage notes at obehaglig.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of ruskig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ruskig | ruskigare | ruskigast |
| Neuter singular | ruskigt | ruskigare | ruskigast |
| Plural | ruskiga | ruskigare | ruskigast |
| Masculine plural3 | ruskige | ruskigare | ruskigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ruskige | ruskigare | ruskigaste |
| All | ruskiga | ruskigare | ruskigaste |
| 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 | |||