näpen
Swedish
editEtymology
editUnknown. Possible origins include as the past participle of an unattested verb related to knipa (thus originally meaning "pinched"). Another possibility is nappa.
Adjective
editnäpen
Declension
editInflection of näpen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | näpen | näpnare | näpnast |
Neuter singular | näpet | näpnare | näpnast |
Plural | näpna | näpnare | näpnast |
Masculine plural3 | näpne | näpnare | näpnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | näpne | näpnare | näpnaste |
All | näpna | näpnare | näpnaste |
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
editReferences
edit- näpen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- näpen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- näpen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- näpen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)