snäv

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See also: snåv and sňav

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish snǣver, from Old Norse snæfr. Compare Danish snæver. Arguably related to snabb (quick).

Adjective

snäv (comparative snävare, superlative snävast)

  1. narrow, tight
    snäv öppning
    narrow opening
    snäv sväng
    tight turn
    snäv definition
    narrow definition
    snäva intressen
    narrow interests

Declension

Inflection of snäv
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular snäv snävare snävast
neuter singular snävt snävare snävast
plural snäva snävare snävast
masculine plural2 snäve snävare snävast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 snäve snävare snävaste
all snäva snävare snävaste

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.

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