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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)