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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þverr (“transverse, adverse, obstinate”), from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz (“cross, adverse”), cognate with Swedish tvär, German quer, Dutch dwars, Gothic 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍃 (þwairhs).
Adjective
tvær (neuter tvært, plural and definite singular attributive tvære)
- sullen, sulky
Inflection
| Inflection of tvær
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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tvær
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tværere
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tværest2
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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tvært
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tværere
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tværest2
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| Plural
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tvære
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tværere
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tværest2
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| Definite attributive1
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tvære
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tværere
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tværeste
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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.
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Derived terms
References
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tvær
- imperative of tvære
Faroese
Pronunciation
Numeral
tvær
- feminine nominative/accusative of tveir
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Numeral
tvær
- feminine nominative/accusative of tveir
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
tvær
- (non-standard since 1959) present tense of två
Old Norse
Numeral
tvær (masculine tveir, neuter tvau)
- feminine nominative/accusative of tveir (“two”)
Descendants