skarp

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See also: skärp

Danish

Adjective

skarp

  1. sharp

Inflection

Inflection of skarp
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular skarp — —2
indefinite neuter singular skarpt — —2
plural skarpe — —2
definite attributive1 skarpe — —

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

From Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

Adjective

skarp (neuter singular skarpt, definite singular and plural skarpe, comparative skarpere, indefinite superlative skarpest, definite superlative skarpeste)

  1. sharp
  2. (military) Used of ammunition that contains a real bullet or projectile (i.e. the opposite of blank ammunition)
  3. (military) Used of a situation that involves actual real combat (i.e. not an exercise)

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Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

Adjective

skarp (neuter skarpt, definite singular and plural skarpe, comparative skarpare, indefinite superlative skarpast, definite superlative skarpaste)

  1. sharp

Antonyms

References

Polish

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

skarp m animal

  1. turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)
    Synonym: turbot
Declension
Declension of skarp
singular plural
nominative skarp skarpy
genitive skarpa skarpów
dative skarpowi skarpom
accusative skarpa skarpy
instrumental skarpem skarpami
locative skarpie skarpach
vocative skarpie skarpy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

skarp f

  1. genitive plural of skarpa

Further reading

  • skarp in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skarper, from Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

skarp (comparative skarpare, superlative skarpast)

  1. sharp; able to cut easily
    Synonym: vass
    en skarp kniv
    a sharp knife
  2. sharp, cutting
    skarp kritik
    sharp criticism
  3. strong (about smells)
  4. poignant, pungent; such as the smell of ammonia
  5. (firearms) live (with lethal ammunition as opposed to blank rounds)
    Antonym: lös
  6. real-life, real (of a situation or the like)
    Vi trodde det var ett falskt alarm, men det visade sig vara skarpt läge
    We thought it was a false alarm, but it turned out to be real ("sharp situation")

Declension

Inflection of skarp
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular skarp skarpare skarpast
neuter singular skarpt skarpare skarpast
plural skarpa skarpare skarpast
masculine plural2 skarpe skarpare skarpast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 skarpe skarpare skarpaste
all skarpa skarpare skarpaste

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.

Derived terms

References

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