Contionary:bitter

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SamSkandinavisk

Etymology

ON bitr, possibly under influence of MLG bitter f. OS bittar, both f. PG *bitraz

Compare Danish/Norwegian/Swedish bitter; Icelandic/Faeroese bitur

Pronunciation

(SamSkandinavisk) IPA: /ˈbɪ̌tːər, ˈbɪ̌tːrə-/ File:Samska bitter.ogg

Adjective

  1. bitter, acrid

Inflection

Neuter indefinite = bittert. Definite and plural = bittre. Comparative = bittrere. Indefinite Superlative = bittrest. Plural and Definite Superlative = bittreste.

Adverbal = bittert.

Synonyms

skarp

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk bitter, from Old Skundavisk bitra, from Halmisk bitra, bitraŕ, from Proto-Germanic *bitraz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bitter (comparative bitterer, superlative bitterest)

  1. bitter
    This kaffe smækt bitter.
    This coffee tastes bitter.

Inflection

number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hi is bitter si is bitter hit is bitter si sind bitter
strong declension common bitter bittere bitter bittere
genitive bitteres bitterer bitteres bitterer
weak declension common bittere bittere bittere bitteren
genitive bitteren bitteren bitteren bitteren

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