benig

Dutch

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Etymology

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Frombeen(“bone”) +‎-ig(“-y, -ish”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key):/ˈbeː.nəx/
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Hyphenation:be‧nig
Rhymes:-eːnəx

Adjective

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benig (comparativebeniger,superlativebenigst)

bony,osseous
skinny, bony

Declension

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Declension ofbenig
uninflected	benig
inflected	benige
comparative	beniger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		benig	beniger	hetbenigst hetbenigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	benige	benigere	benigste
	n. sing.	benig	beniger	benigste
	plural	benige	benigere	benigste
definite		benige	benigere	benigste
partitive		benigs	benigers	—

Derived terms

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benigheid

Anagrams

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begin

Swedish

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Etymology

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ben(“bone”) +‎-ig(“-y”)

Adjective

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benig (comparativebenigare,superlativebenigast)

bony (full of bones, usually of fish)
enbenig fisk
abony fish
(figuratively) hard to sort out;difficult,tricky, etc.
enbenig fråga
atricky issue
bony (thin, showing the bones under the skin)

Declension

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Inflection ofbenig
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	benig	benigare	benigast
neuter singular	benigt	benigare	benigast
plural	beniga	benigare	benigast
masculine plural²	benige	benigare	benigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	benige	benigare	benigaste
all	beniga	benigare	benigaste

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.