sparsom

Danish

Etymology

From spare (“to save”) +‎ -som (adjective suffix), calque of German sparsam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sparsɔmˀ/, [ˈsb̥ɑːˌsʌmˀ]

Adjective

sparsom (neuter sparsomt, plural and definite singular attributive sparsomme)

1. scanty, scattered

Derived terms

• sparsommelig

References

• “sparsom” in Den Danske Ordbog