hvass

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

hvass (comparative hvassari, superlative hvassastur)

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

Declension

positive forms of hvass
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvass hvöss hvasst
accusative hvassan hvassa
dative hvössum hvassri hvössu
genitive hvass hvassrar hvass
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassir hvassar hvöss
accusative hvassa
dative hvössum
genitive hvassra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassi hvassa hvassa
acc/dat/gen hvassa hvössu
plural (all-case) hvössu
comparative forms of hvass
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) hvassari hvassari hvassara
plural (all-case) hvassari
superlative forms of hvass
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassastur hvössust hvassast
accusative hvassastan hvassasta
dative hvössustum hvassastri hvössustu
genitive hvassasts hvassastrar hvassasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassastir hvassastar hvössust
accusative hvassasta
dative hvössustum
genitive hvassastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassasti hvassasta hvassasta
acc/dat/gen hvassasta hvössustu
plural (all-case) hvössustu

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwassaz.

Adjective

hvass

  1. sharp, keen
  2. fig, of the intellect
  3. sharp, acute

Declension

    Strong declension of hvass
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvass hvǫss hvast
accusative hvassan hvassa hvast
dative hvǫssum hvassi hvǫssu
genitive hvass hvassar hvass
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassir hvassar hvǫss
accusative hvassa hvassar hvǫss
dative hvǫssum hvǫssum hvǫssum
genitive hvassa hvassa hvassa
    Weak declension of hvass
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassi hvassa hvassa
accusative hvassa hvǫssu hvassa
dative hvassa hvǫssu hvassa
genitive hvassa hvǫssu hvassa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvǫssu hvǫssu hvǫssu
accusative hvǫssu hvǫssu hvǫssu
dative hvǫssum hvǫssum hvǫssum
genitive hvǫssu hvǫssu hvǫssu
    Declension of comparative of hvass
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassari hvassari hvassara
accusative hvassara hvassari hvassara
dative hvassara hvassari hvassara
genitive hvassara hvassari hvassara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassari hvassari hvassari
accusative hvassari hvassari hvassari
dative hvǫssurum hvǫssurum hvǫssurum
genitive hvassari hvassari hvassari
    Strong declension of superlative of hvass
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassastr hvǫssust hvassast
accusative hvassastan hvassasta hvassast
dative hvǫssustum hvassastri hvǫssustu
genitive hvassasts hvassastrar hvassasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassastir hvassastar hvǫssust
accusative hvassasta hvassastar hvǫssust
dative hvǫssustum hvǫssustum hvǫssustum
genitive hvassastra hvassastra hvassastra
    Weak declension of superlative of hvass
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvassasti hvassasta hvassasta
accusative hvassasta hvǫssustu hvassasta
dative hvassasta hvǫssustu hvassasta
genitive hvassasta hvǫssustu hvassasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvǫssustu hvǫssustu hvǫssustu
accusative hvǫssustu hvǫssustu hvǫssustu
dative hvǫssustum hvǫssustum hvǫssustum
genitive hvǫssustu hvǫssustu hvǫssustu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvass
  • Faroese: hvassur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvass
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: kvass
  • Old Swedish: hvas
  • Danish: hvas

References

  • “hvass”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Adjective

hvass

  1. Obsolete spelling of vass.
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