nyrik

Swedish

Etymology

ny (“new”) +‎ rik (“rich”)

Adjective

nyrik (comparative nyrikare, superlative nyrikast)

1. nouveau riche

Declension

Inflection of nyrik
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	nyrik	nyrikare	nyrikast
Neuter singular	nyrikt	nyrikare	nyrikast
Plural	nyrika	nyrikare	nyrikast
Masculine plural3	nyrike	nyrikare	nyrikast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	nyrike	nyrikare	nyrikaste
All	nyrika	nyrikare	nyrikaste
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

Further reading

• nyrik in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker