tvær
See also: tvär
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse þverr (“transverse, adverse, obstinate”), from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz (“cross, adverse”), cognate with Swedish tvär, German quer, Dutch dwars, Gothic 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍃 (þwairhs).
Adjective edit
tvær (neuter tvært, plural and definite singular attributive tvære)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of tvær | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | tvær | tværere | tværest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | tvært | tværere | tværest2 |
| Plural | tvære | tværere | tværest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | tvære | tværere | tværeste |
| 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. | |||
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “tvær” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
tvær
- imperative of tvære
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
tvær
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
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tvær
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
tvær
Old Norse edit
Numeral edit
tvær (masculine tveir, neuter tvau)
- feminine nominative/accusative of tveir (“two”)