bonnig

Swedish

Etymology

From bonne (eye dialect spelling of bonde (“farmer”)) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

bonnig (comparative bonnigare, superlative bonnigast)

  1. (colloquial, usually derogatory) associated with (stereotyped views of) the countryside and countryfolk
    De sa att hans flanellskjorta var bonnig, men han brydde sig inte
    They said his flannel shirt made him look like a redneck, but he didn't care

Declension
Inflection of bonnig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular bonnig bonnigare bonnigast
Neuter singular bonnigt bonnigare bonnigast
Plural bonniga bonnigare bonnigast
Masculine plural3 bonnige bonnigare bonnigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 bonnige bonnigare bonnigaste
All bonniga bonnigare bonnigaste
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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