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Swedish
Etymology
From tvär + brant. (sense 2) perhaps by hyperbolic extension. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk tverrbratt.
Adjective
tvärbrant (not comparable)
- sheer, precipitous ((nearly) vertical)
tvärbranta klippor- sheer cliffs
en djup ravin med tvärbranta väggar- a deep ravine with sheer walls
- very steep, precipitous (very steep, more generally)
gå uppför en tvärbrant stig- walk up a very steep path
Declension
| Inflection of tvärbrant
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| Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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| Common singular
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tvärbrant
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| Neuter singular
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tvärbrant
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| Plural
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tvärbranta
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| Masculine plural3
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tvärbrante
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| Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Masculine singular1
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tvärbrante
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| All
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tvärbranta
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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
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