grötmyndig

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German grootmündig (“bigmouthed”). Surface etymology of gröt (“porridge”) +‎ myndig (“authoritative”). According to SO attested since 1669. Compare Danish grødmyndig, Low German grootmödig, Dutch grootmond.

Adjective

grötmyndig (comparative mer grötmyndig, superlative mest grötmyndig)

pompous, self-important, stuck up

Declension

Inflection of grötmyndig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	grötmyndig	mer grötmyndig	mest grötmyndig
Neuter singular	grötmyndigt	mer grötmyndigt	mest grötmyndigt
Plural	grötmyndiga	mer grötmyndiga	mest grötmyndiga
Masculine plural³	grötmyndige	mer grötmyndiga	mest grötmyndiga
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	grötmyndige	mer grötmyndige	mest grötmyndige
All	grötmyndiga	mer grötmyndiga	mest grötmyndiga
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

grötmyndig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
grötmyndig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
grötmyndig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
grötmyndig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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