besk
Breton edit
Noun edit
besk
- Soft mutation of pesk.
Cornish edit
Noun edit
besk
- Soft mutation of pesk.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
besk (neuter beskt, plural and definite singular attributive beske, comparative beskere, superlative (predicative) beskest, superlative (attributive) beskeste)
- acrid (sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent)
- bitter (having an acrid taste)
- tart
References edit
- “besk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish bēsker, from Old Norse beiskr. A North Germanic word, derived from the same root as in bitter and bite.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
besk (comparative beskare, superlative beskast)
- bitter (in taste)
Declension edit
Inflection of besk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | besk | beskare | beskast |
Neuter singular | beskt | beskare | beskast |
Plural | beska | beskare | beskast |
Masculine plural3 | beske | beskare | beskast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | beske | beskare | beskaste |
All | beska | beskare | beskaste |
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 |
Related terms edit
Noun edit
besk c
- a type of spiced liquor flavoured with wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
Declension edit
Declension of besk | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | besk | besken | beskar | beskarna |
Genitive | besks | beskens | beskars | beskarnas |