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Swedish

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Etymology

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flykt (flight, escape) +‎ -ig (-y), used since 1911.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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flyktig (comparative flyktigare, superlative flyktigast)

  1. volatile (easily changing into a gas)
    Synonym: eterisk
    flyktiga oljor
    volatile oils
  2. fleeting
    en flyktig bekantskap
    a fleeting acquaintance

Inflection

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Inflection of flyktig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular flyktig flyktigare flyktigast
Neuter singular flyktigt flyktigare flyktigast
Plural flyktiga flyktigare flyktigast
Masculine plural3 flyktige flyktigare flyktigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 flyktige flyktigare flyktigaste
All flyktiga flyktigare flyktigaste
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

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