skarpsinnig
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
skarp + -sinnig. Attested since 1527. Compare German scharfsinnig, Dutch scherpzinnig.
Adjective[edit]
skarpsinnig (comparative skarpsinnigare, superlative skarpsinnigast)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of skarpsinnig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | skarpsinnig | skarpsinnigare | skarpsinnigast |
| Neuter singular | skarpsinnigt | skarpsinnigare | skarpsinnigast |
| Plural | skarpsinniga | skarpsinnigare | skarpsinnigast |
| Masculine plural3 | skarpsinnige | skarpsinnigare | skarpsinnigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | skarpsinnige | skarpsinnigare | skarpsinnigaste |
| All | skarpsinniga | skarpsinnigare | skarpsinnigaste |
| 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 | |||