tvärstup

Swedish

Etymology

From tvär +‎ stup. See also tvärt. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tverrstup.

Noun

tvärstup n

1. a sheer drop-off, a sheer precipice ((nearly) vertical precipice (emphasizing steepness or an imposing drop and sometimes the "suddenness" of the downward change of direction))

   När de sprang från monstret kom de till ett tvärstup

   As they ran from the monster, they came to a sheer drop-off

Declension

Declension of tvärstup

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tvärstup	tvärstups
	definite	tvärstupet	tvärstupets
plural	indefinite	tvärstup	tvärstups
	definite	tvärstupen	tvärstupens

See also

• tvärbrant

References

• tvärstup in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tvärstup in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)