hvassur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hvass, from Proto-Germanic *hwassaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₁dstós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkvasːʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -asːʊɹ

Adjective

hvassur (comparative hvassari, superlative hvassastur)

1. sharp

Declension

Declension of hvassur (a12)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassur	hvøss	hvast
accusative	hvassan	hvassa	hvast
dative	hvøssum	hvassari	hvøssum
genitive	hvass	hvassar	hvass
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hvassir	hvassar	hvøss
accusative	hvassar	hvassar	hvøss
dative	hvøssum	hvøssum	hvøssum
genitive	hvassa	hvassa	hvassa

Antonyms

• óhvassur (dull)
• bleytur
• mjúkur
• veikur

Derived terms

• hvassleiki
• hvassur vindur

See also

• harður
• sterkur