hvas

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvass.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vas/, [vas]

Adjective

hvas

sharp (able to cut easily; able to pierce easily; offensive, critical, or acrimonious)

Inflection

Inflection of hvas
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	hvas	hvassere	hvassest²
Neuter singular	hvast	hvassere	hvassest²
Plural	hvasse	hvassere	hvassest²
Definite attributive¹	hvasse	hvassere	hvasseste
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.

Synonyms

skarp

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvass, from Proto-Germanic *hwassaz.

Adjective

hvas

sharp

Declension

Declension of hvas (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvas	hvas	hvast
accusative	hvassan	hvassa	hvast
dative	hvassum, -om	hvassi	hvassu, -o
genitive	hvas	hvassar	hvas
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassir, -e(r)	hvassar	hvas
accusative	hvassa	hvassar	hvas
dative	hvassum, -om	hvassum, -om	hvassum, -om
genitive	hvassa	hvassa	hvassa

Declension of hvas (weak)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassi, -e	hvassa	hvassa
accusative	hvassa	hvassu, -o	hvassa
dative	hvassa	hvassu, -o	hvassa
genitive	hvassa	hvassu, -o	hvassa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassu, -o	hvassu, -o	hvassu, -o
accusative	hvassu, -o	hvassu, -o	hvassu, -o
dative	hvassu, -o	hvassu, -o	hvassu, -o
genitive	hvassu, -o	hvassu, -o	hvassu, -o

Descendants

Swedish: vass

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