skarp
Inflection of skarp | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte 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. |
From Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
skarp (neuter singular skarpt, definite singular and plural skarpe, comparative skarpere, indefinite superlative skarpest, definite superlative skarpeste)
From Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
skarp (neuter skarpt, definite singular and plural skarpe, comparative skarpare, indefinite superlative skarpast, definite superlative skarpaste)
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skarp m animal
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
skarp f
From Old Swedish skarper, from Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
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skarp (comparative skarpare, superlative skarpast)
Inflection of skarp | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | skarp | skarpare | skarpast |
Neuter singular | skarpt | skarpare | skarpast |
Plural | skarpa | skarpare | skarpast |
Masculine plural3 | skarpe | skarpare | skarpast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | skarpe | skarpare | skarpaste |
All | skarpa | skarpare | skarpaste |
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 |