Borrowed from Middle Low German nesewīs or German naseweis. Originally about dogs with a keen sense of smell. By surface analysis, näsa + vis. Compare Danish næsvis.
näsvis (comparative näsvisare, superlative näsvisast)
Inflection of näsvis | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | näsvis | näsvisare | näsvisast |
Neuter singular | näsvist | näsvisare | näsvisast |
Plural | näsvisa | näsvisare | näsvisast |
Masculine plural3 | näsvise | näsvisare | näsvisast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | näsvise | näsvisare | näsvisaste |
All | näsvisa | näsvisare | näsvisaste |
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 |