hårfin

Danish

Etymology

From hår (“thin”) +‎ fin (“fine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔːrfiːˀn/, [ˈhɒːˌfiˀn]

Adjective

hårfin (neuter hårfint, plural and definite singular attributive hårfine)

1. very thin
2. subtle, nice

References

• “hårfin” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hår +‎ fin.

Adjective

hårfin (masculine and feminine hårfin, neuter hårfint, definite singular and plural hårfine)

1. hairline (crack)
2. minute, fine, subtle
3. hair-splitting

References

• “hårfin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hårfin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From hår +‎ fin.

Adjective

hårfin (neuter hårfint, definite singular and plural hårfine)

1. hairline (crack)
2. minute, fine, subtle
3. hair-splitting

References

• “hårfin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

hår (“hair”) +‎ fin (“fine”)

Adjective

hårfin (not (comparable))

1. very thin
2. (by extension) very small or subtle; minute, subtle, fine

   en hårfin seger

   a victory by a hair

   en hårfin skillnad

   a very subtle difference

Declension

Inflection of hårfin

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	hårfin	—	—
neuter singular	hårfint	—	—
plural	hårfina	—	—
masculine plural2	hårfine	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	hårfine	—	—
all	hårfina	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

See also

• hårsmån

References

• hårfin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hårfin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hårfin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)