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skarp
skarp
See also: skärp
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
skarp (neuter singular skarpt, definite singular and plural skarpe, comparative skarpere, indefinite superlative skarpest, definite superlative skarpeste)
References
- “skarp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Adjective
skarp (neuter singular skarpt, definite singular and plural skarpe, comparative skarpare, indefinite superlative skarpast, definite superlative skarpaste)
References
- “skarp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish skarper, from Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb(h), from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
skarp (comparative skarpare, superlative skarpast)
- sharp, critical, cutting
- sharp; able to cut easily
- strong (about smells)
- poignant, pungent; such as the smell of ammonia
Declension
| Inflection of skarp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | skarp | skarpare | skarpast |
| Neuter singular | skarpt | skarpare | skarpast |
| Plural | skarpa | skarpare | skarpast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | skarpe | skarpare | skarpaste |
| All | skarpa | skarpare | skarpaste |
| 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. | |||
Synonyms
- (able to cut): vass