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kostbar

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Low German or German kostbar

Adjective

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kostbar (neuter kostbart, plural and definite singular attributive kostbare)

  1. costly, expensive
    Synonyms: værdifuld, dyr
    Antonyms: billig, værdiløs
  2. precious
    Synonyms: dyrebar, ubetalelig

Inflection

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Inflection of kostbar
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular kostbar kostbarere kostbarest2
indefinite neuter singular kostbart kostbarere kostbarest2
plural kostbare kostbarere kostbarest2
definite attributive1 kostbare kostbarere kostbareste

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.

References

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German

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Etymology

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    From Kosten (cost) +‎ -bar.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkɔstbaːɐ̯/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: kost‧bar

    Adjective

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    kostbar (strong nominative masculine singular kostbarer, comparative kostbarer, superlative am kostbarsten)

    1. precious
    2. sumptuous, magnificent, luxurious, splendid

    Declension

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    Further reading

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    • kostbar”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • kostbar” in Duden online

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Etymology

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    From German kostbar.

    Adjective

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    kostbar (neuter singular kostbart, definite singular and plural kostbare)

    1. costly, expensive
    2. precious

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

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    From German kostbar.

    Adjective

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    kostbar (neuter singular kostbart, definite singular and plural kostbare)

    1. costly, expensive
    2. precious

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