hvas

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvass.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hvas

  1. sharp (able to cut easily; able to pierce easily; offensive, critical, or acrimonious)

Inflection

Inflection of hvas
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular hvas hvassere hvassest2
Indefinite neuter singular hvast hvassere hvassest2
Plural hvasse hvassere hvassest2
Definite attributive1 hvasse hvassere hvasseste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms


Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvass, from Proto-Germanic *hwassaz.

Adjective

hvas

  1. sharp

Declension

Descendants

  • Swedish: vass