näsvis

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German nesewīs or German naseweis. Originally about dogs with a keen sense of smell. By surface analysis, näsa +‎ vis. Compare Danish næsvis.

Adjective

näsvis (comparative näsvisare, superlative näsvisast)

impertinent, impudent, uppity
"Gör det själv!", svarade hon näsvist
"Do it yourself!", she answered impudently

Declension

Inflection of **näsvis**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	näsvis	näsvisare	näsvisast
neuter singular	näsvist	näsvisare	näsvisast
plural	näsvisa	näsvisare	näsvisast
masculine plural²	näsvise	näsvisare	näsvisast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	näsvise	näsvisare	näsvisaste
all	näsvisa	näsvisare	näsvisaste

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

näsvishet

Descendants

→ Finnish: näsäviisas

References