näsvis
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]näsvis (comparative näsvisare, superlative näsvisast)
- impertinent, impudent, uppity
- "Gör det själv!", svarade hon näsvist
- "Do it yourself!", she answered impudently
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of näsvis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | näsvis | näsvisare | näsvisast |
| Neuter singular | näsvist | näsvisare | näsvisast |
| Plural | näsvisa | näsvisare | näsvisast |
| Masculine plural3 | näsvise | näsvisare | näsvisast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | näsvise | näsvisare | näsvisaste |
| All | näsvisa | näsvisare | näsvisaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Finnish: näsäviisas