plussig

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare origin of plufsig, plös, pussig. First attested in 1737.

Adjective

plussig (comparative mer plussig, superlative mest plussig)

1. bloated, puffy

Usage notes

In particular to describe faces and cheeks.

Declension

Inflection of plussig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	plussig	mer plussig	mest plussig
Neuter singular	plussigt	mer plussigt	mest plussigt
Plural	plussiga	mer plussiga	mest plussiga
Masculine plural3	plussige	mer plussiga	mest plussiga
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	plussige	mer plussige	mest plussige
All	plussiga	mer plussiga	mest plussiga
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

References

• plussig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• plussig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• plussig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• plussig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)