besk
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Breton
Noun
besk
- Soft mutation of pesk.
Cornish
Noun
besk
- Soft mutation of pesk.
Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
besk (neuter beskt, plural and definite singular attributive beske, comparative beskere, superlative (predicative) beskest, superlative (attributive) beskeste)
- acrid (sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent)
- bitter (having an acrid taste)
- tart
References
- “besk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish bēsker, from Old Norse beiskr. A North Germanic word, derived from the same root as in bitter and bite.
Pronunciation
Adjective
besk (comparative beskare, superlative beskast)
- bitter (in taste)
Declension
| Inflection of besk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | besk | beskare | beskast |
| Neuter singular | beskt | beskare | beskast |
| Plural | beska | beskare | beskast |
| Masculine plural3 | beske | beskare | beskast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | beske | beskare | beskaste |
| All | beska | beskare | beskaste |
| 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 | |||
Related terms
Noun
besk c
- a type of spiced liquor flavoured with wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
Declension
| Declension of besk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | besk | besken | beskar | beskarna |
| Genitive | besks | beskens | beskars | beskarnas |