hvass

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xʷasː/ (
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    )
  • IPA(key): /kʰvasː/ (
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    )
    Rhymes: -asː

Adjective

hvass (comparative hvassari, superlative hvassastur)

  1. sharp (of a knife, etc.)
  2. harsh (in manner, tone, etc.)

Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvass hvöss hvasst
accusative hvassan hvassa hvasst
dative hvössum hvassri hvössu
genitive hvass hvassrar hvass
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassir hvassar hvöss
accusative hvassa hvassar hvöss
dative hvössum hvössum hvössum
genitive hvassra hvassra hvassra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassi hvassa hvassa
accusative hvassa hvössu hvassa
dative hvassa hvössu hvassa
genitive hvassa hvössu hvassa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvössu hvössu hvössu
accusative hvössu hvössu hvössu
dative hvössu hvössu hvössu
genitive hvössu hvössu hvössu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassari hvassari hvassara
accusative hvassari hvassari hvassara
dative hvassari hvassari hvassara
genitive hvassari hvassari hvassara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassari hvassari hvassari
accusative hvassari hvassari hvassari
dative hvassari hvassari hvassari
genitive hvassari hvassari hvassari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassastur hvössust hvassast
accusative hvassastan hvassasta hvassast
dative hvössustum hvassastri hvössustu
genitive hvassasts hvassastrar hvassasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassastir hvassastar hvössust
accusative hvassasta hvassastar hvössust
dative hvössustum hvössustum hvössustum
genitive hvassastra hvassastra hvassastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassasti hvassasta hvassasta
accusative hvassasta hvössustu hvassasta
dative hvassasta hvössustu hvassasta
genitive hvassasta hvössustu hvassasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvössustu hvössustu hvössustu
accusative hvössustu hvössustu hvössustu
dative hvössustu hvössustu hvössustu
genitive hvössustu hvössustu hvössustu
  • hvasshyrndur
  • hvassleiki
  • hvessa

Swedish

Adjective

hvass

  1. Obsolete spelling of vass
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