tvärstup

Swedish

Etymology

From tvär +‎ stup. See also tvärt. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tverrstup.

Noun

tvärstup n

1. 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

Declension of tvärstup
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tvärstup	tvärstupet	tvärstup	tvärstupen
Genitive	tvärstups	tvärstupets	tvärstups	tvärstupens

See also

• tvärbrant

References

• tvärstup in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tvärstup in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)