skarp

See also: skärp

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish skarp(ær), from Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

Adjective

skarp (neuter skarpt, plural and definite singular attributive skarpe)

1. sharp

   Synonym: hvas

   Antonym: sløv

2. keen
3. acute
4. acidic, pungent

   Synonyms: stikkende, barsk

   Coordinate term: gennemtrængende

5. cutting, biting

   Synonyms: brysk, skrap

6. astute, perceptive
7. (military) Used of ammunition that contains a real bullet or projectile (i.e. the opposite of blank ammunition)

   Antonym: løs

Inflection

Inflection of skarp

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	skarp	skarpere	skarpest2
indefinite neuter singular	skarpt	skarpere	skarpest2
plural	skarpe	skarpere	skarpest2
definite attributive1	skarpe	skarpere	skarpeste

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.

Derived terms

• skarphed
• uskarp
• knivskarp

References

• “skarp” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “skarp” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

Adjective

skarp (neuter singular skarpt, definite singular and plural skarpe, comparative skarpere, indefinite superlative skarpest, definite superlative skarpeste)

1. sharp
2. (military) Used of ammunition that contains a real bullet or projectile (i.e. the opposite of blank ammunition)
3. (military) Used of a situation that involves actual real combat (i.e. not an exercise)

Antonyms

• uskarp

Derived terms

• skarphet

References

• “skarp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skarsp (Trøndelag eye-spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

Adjective

skarp (neuter skarpt, definite singular and plural skarpe, comparative skarpare, indefinite superlative skarpast, definite superlative skarpaste)

1. sharp

Antonyms

• slø, uskarp

References

• “skarp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskarp/
• Rhymes: -arp
• Syllabification: skarp
• Homophone: skarb

Etymology 1

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Noun

skarp m animal

1. turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

   Synonym: turbot

Declension

Declension of skarp

	singular	plural
nominative	skarp	skarpy
genitive	skarpa	skarpów
dative	skarpowi	skarpom
accusative	skarpa	skarpy
instrumental	skarpem	skarpami
locative	skarpie	skarpach
vocative	skarpie	skarpy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

skarp f

1. genitive plural of skarpa

Further reading

• skarp in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skarper, from Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

skarp (comparative skarpare, superlative skarpast)

1. sharp; able to cut easily

   Synonym: vass

   en skarp kniv

   a sharp knife

2. sharp, cutting

   skarp kritik

   sharp criticism

3. strong (about smells)
4. poignant, pungent; such as the smell of ammonia
5. (firearms) live (with lethal ammunition as opposed to blank rounds)

   Antonym: lös

6. real-life, real (of a situation or the like)

   Vi trodde det var ett falskt alarm, men det visade sig vara skarpt läge

   We thought it was a false alarm, but it turned out to be real ("sharp situation")

Declension

Inflection of skarp

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	skarp	skarpare	skarpast
neuter singular	skarpt	skarpare	skarpast
plural	skarpa	skarpare	skarpast
masculine plural2	skarpe	skarpare	skarpast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	skarpe	skarpare	skarpaste
all	skarpa	skarpare	skarpaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• på skarpen
• skarprättare
• skarpsill
• skarpsinne
• skarpsinnig
• skarpskytt
• skarpskytte
• skarpslipad
• skarpsynt
• skarpögd
• skärpa

References

• “skarp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “skarp”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “skarp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• skarp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• karps, parks, spark