knivskarp
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
kniv (“knife”) + skarp (“sharp”)
Adjective[edit]
knivskarp (comparative mer knivskarp, superlative mest knivskarp)
- sharp as a knife; very sharp
- (idiomatic) (intellectually) brilliant; razor-sharp
- en knivskarp analys ― a razor-sharp analysis
- (idiomatic) fierce (of competition and the like)
- knivskarp konkurrens ― fierce competition
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of knivskarp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | knivskarp | mer knivskarp | mest knivskarp |
| Neuter singular | knivskarpt | mer knivskarpt | mest knivskarpt |
| Plural | knivskarpa | mer knivskarpa | mest knivskarpa |
| Masculine plural3 | knivskarpe | mer knivskarpa | mest knivskarpa |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | knivskarpe | mer knivskarpe | mest knivskarpe |
| All | knivskarpa | mer knivskarpa | mest knivskarpa |
| 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 | |||