Contionary:bitter

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 ᛒᛁᛏᚱᚨ (bitra), ᛒᛁᛏᚱᚨᛉ (bitraŕ), from Proto-Germanic *bitraz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bitter (comparative bitterer, superlative bitterest)

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

Inflection

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

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