sann
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sann
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sann
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sann
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sann (imperfect jsonn, past participle misnun, verbal noun sann or senn)
- to sharpen (a knife etc.)
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Conjugation of sann | ||||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | sannejt | sannejt | sann | sannejna | sannejtu | sannew | |
f | sannet | |||||||
imperfect | m | nsonn | ssonn | jsonn | nsonnu | ssonnu | jsonnu | |
f | ssonn | |||||||
imperative | sonn | sonnu |
Norwegian Bokmål edit
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sann (neuter singular sant, definite singular and plural sanne, comparative sannere, indefinite superlative sannest, definite superlative sanneste)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse sannr, saðr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.
Adjective edit
sann (neuter singular sant, definite singular and plural sanne, comparative sannare, indefinite superlative sannast, definite superlative sannaste)
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Etymology 2 edit
Contraction of sa han (“said he”).
Contraction edit
sann
- Only used in pytt sann
References edit
- “sann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish sander, from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz. Cognate of English sooth.
Pronunciation edit
audio (file)
Adjective edit
sann (comparative sannare, superlative sannast)
- true; according to the truth
- true; a value in Boolean logic denoting an affirmative or positive result
- (archaic) genuine, undiluted
- Det är mig ett sant nöje att hälsa er välkomna
- It is an absolute pleasure to welcome you
- (archaic) true; faithful
Declension edit
Inflection of sann | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | sann | sannare | sannast |
Neuter singular | sant | sannare | sannast |
Plural | sanna | sannare | sannast |
Masculine plural3 | sanne | sannare | sannast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | sanne | sannare | sannaste |
All | sanna | sannare | sannaste |
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 |
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sann c
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Further reading edit
- sann in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- sann in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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Võro edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *sakna.
Noun edit
sann (genitive sanna, partitive sanna)
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This noun needs an inflection-table template.