törstig

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [²tœ̞ʂʈɪ(ɡ)]
(nonstandard, nonetheless common^[1]) IPA^(key): [²tɵʂʈɪ(ɡ)]

Adjective

törstig (comparative törstigare, superlative törstigast)

thirsty

Declension

Inflection of **törstig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	törstig	törstigare	törstigast
neuter singular	törstigt	törstigare	törstigast
plural	törstiga	törstigare	törstigast
masculine plural²	törstige	törstigare	törstigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	törstige	törstigare	törstigaste
all	törstiga	törstigare	törstigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

References

^ 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]‎^[1], number 3