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Definition 2024
ordknapp
ordknapp
Swedish
Adjective
ordknapp (comparative mer ordknapp, superlative mest ordknapp)
- taciturn, silent, shy; frugal in words, not using more words than necessary
- expressive, eloquent; expressing much meaning with few words
- Ju ordknappare en dikt är, desto mer innehåll väntar man
- The more expressive a poem is, the more content you would expect
- Ju ordknappare en dikt är, desto mer innehåll väntar man
Declension
| Inflection of ordknapp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ordknapp | mer ordknapp | mest ordknapp |
| Neuter singular | ordknappt | mer ordknappt | mest ordknappt |
| Plural | ordknappa | mer ordknappa | mest ordknappa |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ordknappe | mer ordknappe | mest ordknappe |
| All | ordknappa | mer ordknappa | mest ordknappa |
| 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. | |||
Usage notes
- As the excerpt shows, the comparative ordknappare can appear, but is rare. The superlative ordknappast would hardly be used.
Synonyms
- taciturn
- expressive