Contionary:skarp

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Niemish

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.

Adjective

skárp adj. (comparative: más skárp)

  1. rough
  2. (of brambles, thorns and itches, but not blades or objects with single points) sharp
Case masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
indefinite definite
Nominative skárp skárp
Genitive skä́rp
Dative skárp
Predicative skárps skárps

Antonyms

Noun

² skárp n.n. hard stem

  1. shoe (protective covering for the foot)
  2. (hardware) nut
  3. (transport) brake shoe
  4. (rail transport) current collector on an electric train or tram, either in contact with the live rail (third rail systems) or with an overhead electric wire (pantograph systems)

Declension

declension of skárp (nh declension)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skárp skárpat skárp skárpa
genitive skä́rps skä́rpes skä́rpe skä́rpse
dative skárp skárpum skárpą skárpę

In the plural, skárp, skárpa are used for the two shoes of one person, while skárps, skárpas are used in all other contexts.

SamSkandinavisk

Etymology

ON skarpr f. PG *skarpaz f. PIE *(s)kerb(h) f. *(s)ker-

Compare Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skarp; Icelandic skarpur

Pronunciation

(SamSkandinavisk) IPA: /skarːp/ File:Samska skarp.ogg

Adjective

  1. sharp, acute, cutting, keen, biting, acrimonious
  2. (of flavor or scent) hot, pungent, harsh, acrid, caustic
  3. severe, strong, crisp
  4. (of light) bright, glaring


Inflection

Common indefinite = skarp. Neuter indefinite = skarpt. Definite and plural = skarpe. Comparative = skarpere. Indefinite Superlative = skarpest. Plural and Definite Superlative = skarpeste.

Adverbal = skarpt.

Synonyms

spits, bitter, het, hard, heftig, varm, kraftig, ljus, sterk, sträng, våldsam

Derived terms

skärpe

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk skarp, from Old Skundavisk skarpa, from Halmisk ᛊᚲᚨᚱᛈᚨ (skarpa), ᛊᚲᚨᚱᛈᚨᛉ (skarpaŕ), from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

skarp (comparative skarper, superlative skarpest)

  1. sharp
    Mijn blad skint seer skarp !
    My blade looks very sharp !

Inflection

number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hi is skarp si is skarp hit is skarp si sind skarp
strong declension common skarp skarpe skarp skarpe
genitive skarpes skarper skarpes skarper
weak declension common skarpe skarpe skarpe skarpen
genitive skarpen skarpen skarpen skarpen

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