flyktige

Flyktige is a form that appears in Swedish as an inflection of the adjective flyktig, typically meaning fleeting or temporary. The primary sense of flyktig is that something is short‑lived or transitory, such as a flyktig känsla or a flyktig glimt. In modern Swedish, the common plural form of the adjective is flyktiga; the form flyktige is rare and is generally found only in older texts or certain regional dialects.

As a grammatical form, flyktige is not commonly used in contemporary standard Swedish. When referring to temporary or passing things, most speakers would use flyktiga in the plural or flyktigt in the neuter singular (ett flyktigt minne). The more frequent sense of flyktig as an adjective remains the general reference for anything evanescent, unstable, or not lasting long.

Noun usage and translations can be confusing. The standard noun for a person who flees is flykting (plural flyktingar) or, in some contexts, flyktning. The adjective flyktig is distinct from these noun forms, and flyktige as a standalone noun is not typical in modern Swedish; if encountered, it is likely archaic or dialectal.

Etymology traces the meaning to the concept of duration and impermanence, rather than to flight itself. In cross-language contexts, similar roots appear in other Scandinavian languages with related meanings of temporary or fleeting.

See also: flyktning, flykt, flyktig.