hårfin

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Danish

Etymology

From hår (“thin”) +‎ fin (“fine”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

hårfin (neuter hårfint, plural and definite singular attributive hårfine)

  1. very thin
  2. subtle, nice

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hår +‎ fin.

Adjective

hårfin (masculine and feminine hårfin, neuter hårfint, definite singular and plural hårfine)

  1. hairline (crack)
  2. minute, fine, subtle
  3. hair-splitting

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From hår +‎ fin.

Adjective

hårfin (neuter hårfint, definite singular and plural hårfine)

  1. hairline (crack)
  2. minute, fine, subtle
  3. hair-splitting

References

Swedish

Etymology

hår (“hair”) +‎ fin (“fine”)

Adjective

hårfin (not comparable)

  1. very thin
  2. (by extension) very small or subtle; minute, subtle, fine
    en hårfin seger
    a victory by a hair
    en hårfin skillnad
    a very subtle difference

Declension

Inflection of hårfin
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular hårfin — —
Neuter singular hårfint — —
Plural hårfina — —
Masculine plural3 hårfine — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 hårfine — —
All hårfina — —
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

See also

References

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