sylvass

Swedish

Etymology

syl (“awl”) +‎ vass (“sharp”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsyːlˌvas/

Adjective

sylvass (comparative sylvassare, superlative sylvassast)

1. (simile) sharp as an awl

Declension

Inflection of sylvass
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	sylvass	sylvassare	sylvassast
Neuter singular	sylvasst	sylvassare	sylvassast
Plural	sylvassa	sylvassare	sylvassast
Masculine plural3	sylvasse	sylvassare	sylvassast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	sylvasse	sylvassare	sylvassaste
All	sylvassa	sylvassare	sylvassaste
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

References

• sylvass in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sylvass in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)