tvärstup
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tvär + stup. See also tvärt. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tverrstup.
Noun[edit]
tvärstup n
- a sheer drop-off, a sheer precipice ((nearly) vertical precipice (emphasizing steepness or an imposing drop and sometimes the "suddenness" of the downward change of direction))
- När de sprang från monstret kom de till ett tvärstup
- As they ran from the monster, they came to a sheer drop-off
Declension[edit]
| Declension of tvärstup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tvärstup | tvärstupet | tvärstup | tvärstupen |
| Genitive | tvärstups | tvärstupets | tvärstups | tvärstupens |