hvass

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʷasː/ (

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• IPA^(key): /kʰvasː/ (

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  Rhymes: -asː

Adjective

hvass (comparative hvassari, superlative hvassastur)

1. sharp (of a knife, etc.)
2. harsh (in manner, tone, etc.)

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvass	hvöss	hvasst
accusative	hvassan	hvassa	hvasst
dative	hvössum	hvassri	hvössu
genitive	hvass	hvassrar	hvass
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassir	hvassar	hvöss
accusative	hvassa	hvassar	hvöss
dative	hvössum	hvössum	hvössum
genitive	hvassra	hvassra	hvassra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassi	hvassa	hvassa
accusative	hvassa	hvössu	hvassa
dative	hvassa	hvössu	hvassa
genitive	hvassa	hvössu	hvassa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvössu	hvössu	hvössu
accusative	hvössu	hvössu	hvössu
dative	hvössu	hvössu	hvössu
genitive	hvössu	hvössu	hvössu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassari	hvassari	hvassara
accusative	hvassari	hvassari	hvassara
dative	hvassari	hvassari	hvassara
genitive	hvassari	hvassari	hvassara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassari	hvassari	hvassari
accusative	hvassari	hvassari	hvassari
dative	hvassari	hvassari	hvassari
genitive	hvassari	hvassari	hvassari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassastur	hvössust	hvassast
accusative	hvassastan	hvassasta	hvassast
dative	hvössustum	hvassastri	hvössustu
genitive	hvassasts	hvassastrar	hvassasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassastir	hvassastar	hvössust
accusative	hvassasta	hvassastar	hvössust
dative	hvössustum	hvössustum	hvössustum
genitive	hvassastra	hvassastra	hvassastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassasti	hvassasta	hvassasta
accusative	hvassasta	hvössustu	hvassasta
dative	hvassasta	hvössustu	hvassasta
genitive	hvassasta	hvössustu	hvassasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvössustu	hvössustu	hvössustu
accusative	hvössustu	hvössustu	hvössustu
dative	hvössustu	hvössustu	hvössustu
genitive	hvössustu	hvössustu	hvössustu

Related terms

• hvasshyrndur
• hvassleiki
• hvessa

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Swedish

Adjective

hvass

1. Obsolete spelling of vass