barsk
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German barsch, from Old Saxon *barsk, from Proto-West Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic *barskaz, from *barsaz (“perch, bass”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰórs-o-s, from *bʰers- (“top, tip, point”).
Adjective edit
barsk
Declension edit
| Inflection of barsk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | barsk | barskere | barskest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | barsk | barskere | barskest2 |
| Plural | barske | barskere | barskest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | barske | barskere | barskeste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
References edit
- “barsk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German barsch, from Old Saxon *barsk, from Proto-Germanic *barskaz, from *barsaz (“perch, bass”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰórs-o-s, from *bʰers- (“top, tip, point”).
Adjective edit
barsk (neuter singular barskt, definite singular and plural barske, comparative barskere, indefinite superlative barskest, definite superlative barskeste)
References edit
- “barsk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German barsch, from Old Saxon *barsk, from Proto-Germanic *barskaz, from *barsaz (“perch, bass”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰórs-o-s, from *bʰers- (“top, tip, point”).
Adjective edit
barsk (neuter singular barskt, definite singular and plural barske, comparative barskare, indefinite superlative barskast, definite superlative barskaste)
References edit
- “barsk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German barsch, from Old Saxon *barsk, from Proto-Germanic *barskaz, from *barsaz (“perch, bass”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰórs-o-s, from *bʰers- (“top, tip, point”). Related to borst, borste, -borre (in abborre, sjöborre and kardborre), (possibly) barr (as in granbarr), brodd and brodera.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
barsk (comparative barskare, superlative barskast)
- gruff, stern (surly and stern)
- ett barskt svar
- a gruff reply
- (figuratively) harsh, tough (of weather, terrain, or the like)
Declension edit
| Inflection of barsk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | barsk | barskare | barskast |
| Neuter singular | barskt | barskare | barskast |
| Plural | barska | barskare | barskast |
| Masculine plural3 | barske | barskare | barskast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | barske | barskare | barskaste |
| All | barska | barskare | barskaste |
| 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 | |||