knivskarp

Swedish

Etymology

kniv (“knife”) +‎ skarp (“sharp”)

Adjective

knivskarp (comparative mer knivskarp, superlative mest knivskarp)

  1. sharp as a knife; very sharp
  2. (idiomatic) (intellectually) brilliant; razor-sharp
    en knivskarp analys ― a razor-sharp analysis
  3. (idiomatic) fierce (of competition and the like)
    knivskarp konkurrens ― fierce competition

Declension

Inflection of knivskarp
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular knivskarp mer knivskarp mest knivskarp
neuter singular knivskarpt mer knivskarpt mest knivskarpt
plural knivskarpa mer knivskarpa mest knivskarpa
masculine plural2 knivskarpe mer knivskarpa mest knivskarpa
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 knivskarpe mer knivskarpe mest knivskarpe
all knivskarpa mer knivskarpa mest knivskarpa

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.

References

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