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besk

besk

Breton

Noun

besk

  1. Soft mutation of pesk.

Cornish

Noun

besk

  1. Soft mutation of pesk.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse beiskr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beːsk/, [b̥eːˀsɡ̊]

Adjective

besk (neuter beskt, e-form beske, comparative beskere, superlative (predicative) beskest, superlative (attributive) beskeste)

  1. acrid (sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent)
  2. bitter (having an acrid taste)
  3. tart

References


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse beiskr.

Adjective

besk (comparative beskare, superlative beskast)

  1. bitter (in taste)

Declension

Inflection of besk
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular besk beskare beskast
Neuter singular beskt beskare beskast
Plural beska beskare beskast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 beske beskare beskaste
All beska beskare beskaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Related terms

  • beskhet