knäpp

See also: Knapp and knapp

Swedish

Etymology

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

knäpp (comparative knäppare, superlative knäppast)

  1. crazy, weird, nuts

Declension

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

Noun

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

Declension of knäpp
nominative genitive
singular indefinite knäpp knäpps
definite knäppen knäppens
plural indefinite knäppar knäppars
definite knäpparna knäpparnas

Derived terms

Verb

knäpp

  1. imperative of knäppa

References

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