tjurskallig

Swedish

Etymology

tjur +‎ skalle +‎ -ig. Attested since 1852.

Adjective

tjurskallig (comparative tjurskalligare, superlative tjurskalligast)

  1. bullheaded, stubborn

Declension
Inflection of tjurskallig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular tjurskallig tjurskalligare tjurskalligast
Neuter singular tjurskalligt tjurskalligare tjurskalligast
Plural tjurskalliga tjurskalligare tjurskalligast
Masculine plural3 tjurskallige tjurskalligare tjurskalligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 tjurskallige tjurskalligare tjurskalligaste
All tjurskalliga tjurskalligare tjurskalligaste
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

Derived terms
  • tjurskallighet
  • tjurskalle

References
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