sparsam

German

Etymology

sparen +‎ -sam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpaːʁzam/, /ˈʃpaːʁzaːm/

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Adjective

sparsam (comparative sparsamer, superlative am sparsamsten)

1. economical, thrifty

Derived terms

• Sparsamkeit

Adverb

sparsam

1. sparingly

Further reading

• “sparsam” in Duden online

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Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) sparsam

1. accusative feminine singular of sparsus

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From spar (“save”) +‎ -sam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²spɑːrˌsɑm/

Adjective

sparsam (neuter sparsamt, definite singular and plural sparsame, comparative sparsamare, indefinite superlative sparsamast, definite superlative sparsamaste)

1. limited

   Me har sparsamt med opplysningar om dette.

   We have limited information about this.

2. frugal

References

• “sparsam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

spara +‎ -sam

Adjective

sparsam

1. frugal
2. limited, lacking

Declension

Inflection of sparsam
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	sparsam	sparsammare	sparsammast
Neuter singular	sparsamt	sparsammare	sparsammast
Plural	sparsamma	sparsammare	sparsammast
Masculine plural3	sparsamme	sparsammare	sparsammast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	sparsamme	sparsammare	sparsammaste
All	sparsamma	sparsammare	sparsammaste
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

Derived terms

• sparsamhet