tvärstup
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom tvär + stup. See also tvärt. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tverrstup.
Noun
edittvärstup n
- a sheer drop-off, a sheer precipice ((nearly) vertical precipice (emphasizing steepness or an imposing drop and sometimes the "suddenness" of the downward change of direction))
- När de sprang från monstret kom de till ett tvärstup
- As they ran from the monster, they came to a sheer drop-off
Declension
editDeclension of tvärstup | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tvärstup | tvärstupet | tvärstup | tvärstupen |
Genitive | tvärstups | tvärstupets | tvärstups | tvärstupens |