skarp
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See also: skärp
Adjective
skarp
Inflection
| Inflection of skarp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
References
- “skarp” in Den Danske Ordbog
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)
- sharp
- (military) Used of ammunition that contains a real bullet or projectile (i.e. the opposite of blank ammunition)
- (military) Used of a situation that involves actual real combat (i.e. not an exercise)
Antonyms
Derived terms
References
- “skarp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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)
Antonyms
References
- “skarp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
skarp m animal
- turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)
- Synonym: turbot
Declension
Declension of skarp
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
skarp f
Further reading
- skarp in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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)
- sharp; able to cut easily
- Synonym: vass
- en skarp kniv
- a sharp knife
- sharp, cutting
- skarp kritik
- sharp criticism
- strong (about smells)
- poignant, pungent; such as the smell of ammonia
- (firearms) live (with lethal ammunition as opposed to blank rounds)
- Antonym: lös
- 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 | 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 | |||
Derived terms
References
- skarp in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skarp in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skarp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skarp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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