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knäpp

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See also: Knapp and knapp

Swedish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What is the sense development to “crazy”?”)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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knäpp (comparative knäppare, superlative knäppast)

  1. crazy, weird, nuts

Declension

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Inflection of knäpp
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular knäpp knäppare knäppast
neuter singular knäppt knäppare knäppast
plural knäppa knäppare knäppast
masculine plural2 knäppe knäppare knäppast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 knäppe knäppare knäppaste
all knäppa knäppare knäppaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

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Noun

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knäpp c

  1. a snap, a click (a short sound)
  2. a flick (light blow (with the fingers))
    en knäpp på näsan
    a flick on the nose (also used figuratively)
  3. a snap, an attack (a sudden change of mentality)
  4. (usually in compounds) a cold snap, a cold spell

Declension

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Derived terms

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Verb

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knäpp

  1. imperative of knäppa

References

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