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

• IPA: /bɪtɐ/

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

Derived terms

• bitternis