barsk

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German barsch, from Old Saxon *barsk, from Proto-West Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic *barskaz, from *barsaz (“perch, bass”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰórs-o-s, from *bʰers- (“top, tip, point”).

Adjective

barsk

  1. harsh, rough, tough

Declension

Inflection of barsk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular barsk barskere barskest2
indefinite neuter singular barsk barskere barskest2
plural barske barskere barskest2
definite attributive1 barske barskere barskeste

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.

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German barsch, from Old Saxon *barsk, from Proto-Germanic *barskaz, from *barsaz (“perch, bass”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰórs-o-s, from *bʰers- (“top, tip, point”).

Adjective

barsk (neuter singular barskt, definite singular and plural barske, comparative barskere, indefinite superlative barskest, definite superlative barskeste)

  1. harsh, rough, tough

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German barsch, from Old Saxon *barsk, from Proto-Germanic *barskaz, from *barsaz (“perch, bass”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰórs-o-s, from *bʰers- (“top, tip, point”).

Adjective

barsk (neuter singular barskt, definite singular and plural barske, comparative barskare, indefinite superlative barskast, definite superlative barskaste)

  1. harsh, rough, tough

References

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German barsch, from Old Saxon *barsk, from Proto-Germanic *barskaz, from *barsaz (“perch, bass”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰórs-o-s, from *bʰers- (“top, tip, point”). Related to borst, borste, -borre (in abborre, sjöborre and kardborre), (possibly) barr (as in granbarr), brodd and brodera.

Pronunciation

Adjective

barsk (comparative barskare, superlative barskast)

  1. gruff, stern (surly and stern)
    ett barskt svar
    a gruff reply
  2. (figuratively) harsh, tough (of weather, terrain, or the like)

Declension

Inflection of barsk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular barsk barskare barskast
neuter singular barskt barskare barskast
plural barska barskare barskast
masculine plural2 barske barskare barskast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 barske barskare barskaste
all barska barskare barskaste

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.

References

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