näpen
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Possible origins include as the past participle of an unattested verb related to knipa (thus originally meaning "pinched"). Another possibility is nappa.
Adjective
[edit]näpen
Declension
[edit]Inflection of näpen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | näpen | näpnare | näpnast |
Neuter singular | näpet | näpnare | näpnast |
Plural | näpna | näpnare | näpnast |
Masculine plural3 | näpne | näpnare | näpnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | näpne | näpnare | näpnaste |
All | näpna | näpnare | näpnaste |
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 |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- näpen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- näpen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- näpen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- näpen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)