knäpp

See also: Knapp and knapp

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What is the sense development to “crazy”?”)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

knäpp (comparative knäppare, superlative knäppast)

crazy, weird, nuts

Declension

Inflection of knäpp
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	knäpp	knäppare	knäppast
Neuter singular	knäppt	knäppare	knäppast
Plural	knäppa	knäppare	knäppast
Masculine plural³	knäppe	knäppare	knäppast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	knäppe	knäppare	knäppaste
All	knäppa	knäppare	knäppaste
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

Derived terms

Noun

knäpp c

a snap, a click (a short sound)
a flick (light blow (with the fingers))
en knäpp på näsan
a flick on the nose (also used figuratively)
a snap, an attack (a sudden change of mentality)
(usually in compounds) a cold snap, a cold spell

Declension

Declension of knäpp
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	knäpp	knäppen	knäppar	knäpparna
Genitive	knäpps	knäppens	knäppars	knäpparnas

Derived terms

Verb

knäpp

imperative of knäppa

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