Swedish

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, trots (defiance) +‎ -ig (-y).

Adjective

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trotsig (comparative trotsigare, superlative trotsigast)

  1. defiant

Declension

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Inflection of trotsig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular trotsig trotsigare trotsigast
neuter singular trotsigt trotsigare trotsigast
plural trotsiga trotsigare trotsigast
masculine plural2 trotsige trotsigare trotsigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 trotsige trotsigare trotsigaste
all trotsiga trotsigare trotsigaste

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.

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