Skäggiga

Skäggiga is a Swedish adjective meaning bearded. It describes someone or something that has a beard. The form skäggiga is the plural form used with plural nouns. The corresponding singular forms are skäggig for common-gender nouns (en skäggig man) and skäggigt for neuter nouns (ett skäggigt barn). The word is derived from the noun skägg, “beard,” plus the suffix -ig, which indicates a quality.

Usage is primarily descriptive, applied to people who have visible facial hair, especially men. It can also describe animals or objects in a figurative sense, but such uses are uncommon. The term is neutral in tone, simply indicating that something has a beard.

Examples include: “Han är skäggig” (He is bearded) and “De är skäggiga” (They are bearded). In Swedish, adjectives agree with the noun in number and gender, so the form changes between singular and plural as well as between common and neuter nouns. Skäggiga serves as the standard plural form for describing multiple bearded subjects. See also the related noun skägg for “beard.”