"-ig" meaning in Swedish

See -ig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɪ(ɡ)/
Etymology: From Old Norse -agr, -igr, from Proto-Germanic *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. Cognate with English -y. Compare Old English -ig. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|-agr}} Old Norse -agr, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*-gaz}} Proto-Germanic *-gaz, {{inh|sv|ine-pro|*-kos}} Proto-Indo-European *-kos, {{cog|en|-y}} English -y, {{m+|ang|-ig}} Old English -ig Head templates: {{head|sv|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -ig Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -ig [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive], -igare [comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], -igast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative], -igt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], -igare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], -igast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], -iga [indefinite, plural, positive], -igare [comparative, indefinite, plural], -igast [indefinite, plural, superlative], -ige [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], -igare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], -igast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], -ige [definite, masculine, positive, singular], -igare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], -igaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], -iga [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], -igare [comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form], -igaste [definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative]
  1. -y; forms adjectives from nouns and verbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ig-sv-suffix-q6EcGlz1
  2. -ed (when attached to a compound of an adjective and a noun or verb it describes) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ig-sv-suffix-sv:ed Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-adj-reg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igare",
      "source": "declension",
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        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igaste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igaste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-ig",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "is (“ice”) + -ig → isig (“icy”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "kunna (“be able to, know”) + -ig → kunnig (“knowledgeable”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "-y; forms adjectives from nouns and verbs"
      ],
      "id": "en--ig-sv-suffix-q6EcGlz1",
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          "-y",
          "-y"
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is red-haired",
          "text": "Han är rödhårig",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ed (when attached to a compound of an adjective and a noun or verb it describes)"
      ],
      "id": "en--ig-sv-suffix-sv:ed",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ed",
          "-ed"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "sv:ed"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪ(ɡ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ig"
}
{
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    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 13 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish adjective-forming suffixes",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish suffixes",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European"
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      },
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    },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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    },
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        "2": "-ig"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English -ig",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse -agr, -igr, from Proto-Germanic *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. Cognate with English -y. Compare Old English -ig.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-adj-reg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "indefinite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igaste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-igaste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "text": "is (“ice”) + -ig → isig (“icy”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "kunna (“be able to, know”) + -ig → kunnig (“knowledgeable”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "-y"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "He is red-haired",
          "text": "Han är rödhårig",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪ(ɡ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ig"
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'common singular'",
  "path": [
    "-ig"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ig",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'all'",
  "path": [
    "-ig"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ig",
  "trace": ""
}

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