knäpp
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Onomatopoeic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What is the sense development to “crazy”?”)
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
knäpp (comparative knäppare, superlative knäppast)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of knäpp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | knäpp | knäppare | knäppast |
| Neuter singular | knäppt | knäppare | knäppast |
| Plural | knäppa | knäppare | knäppast |
| Masculine plural3 | knäppe | knäppare | knäppast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | knäppe | knäppare | knäppaste |
| All | knäppa | knäppare | knäppaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
knäpp c
- a snap, a click (a short sound)
- a flick (light blow (with the fingers))
- en knäpp på näsan
- a flick on the nose (also used figuratively)
- a snap, an attack (a sudden change of mentality)
- (usually in compounds) a cold snap, a cold spell
Declension[edit]
| Declension of knäpp | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | knäpp | knäppen | knäppar | knäpparna |
| Genitive | knäpps | knäppens | knäppars | knäpparnas |
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
knäpp
- imperative of knäppa