knäpp
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What is the sense development to “crazy”?”)
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]knäpp (comparative knäppare, superlative knäppast)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of knäpp | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | knäpp | knäppare | knäppast |
Neuter singular | knäppt | knäppare | knäppast |
Plural | knäppa | knäppare | knäppast |
Masculine plural3 | knäppe | knäppare | knäppast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | knäppe | knäppare | knäppaste |
All | knäppa | knäppare | knäppaste |
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 |
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]knäpp c
- a snap, a click (a short sound)
- a flick (light blow (with the fingers))
- en knäpp på näsan
- a flick on the nose (also used figuratively)
- a snap, an attack (a sudden change of mentality)
- (usually in compounds) a cold snap, a cold spell
Declension
[edit]Declension of knäpp
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]knäpp
- imperative of knäppa