Swedish adjective

seg

tough, leathery, viscous; stubborn, tenacious/seːɡ/

Meaning

tough, leathery, viscous; stubborn, tenacious

In Swedish: som kan sträckas eller tänjas utan att brista

Forms

Forms of seg
Basic form	seg	with en-words
Neuter	segt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	sega	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	segare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	segast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does seg mean?

seg in a sentence

segt som gummi
rubbery
en seg kola
a chewy toffee
segt motstånd
stubborn resistance
segt kött
tough meat
en seg biff
a tough steak
seg kola
chewy toffee
Jag är lite seg i skallen idag
I'm a bit slow (in the head) today
Vilken seg film
What a slow movie

Questions

What does seg mean in English?

seg means “tough, leathery, viscous; stubborn, tenacious”.

Similar words

trögtrögflytandelångdragenlångsamslö

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish sēgher, from Proto-Germanic *sīganą.

Nearby common words

seg is number 7,711 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,706bieffekt side effect
7,707finansiering financing
7,708eldgivning firing (discharge of a gun or other weapon)
7,709tempelriddare Knight Templar
7,712häl heel
7,713flygbolag airline, air company
7,714spå predict, foretell
7,715partikel particle

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary