tvær
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See also: tvär
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse þverr (“transverse, adverse, obstinate”), from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz (“cross, adverse”), cognate with Swedish tvär, German quer, Dutch dwars, Gothic 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍃 (þwairhs).
Adjective[edit]
tvær (neuter tvært, plural and definite singular attributive tvære)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of tvær | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | tvær | tværere | tværest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | tvært | tværere | tværest2 |
Plural | tvære | tværere | tværest2 |
Definite attributive1 | tvære | tværere | tværeste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “tvær” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
tvær
- imperative of tvære
Faroese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
tvær
Icelandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
tvær
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Verb[edit]
tvær
Old Norse[edit]
Numeral[edit]
tvær (masculine tveir, neuter tvau)
- feminine nominative/accusative of tveir (“two”)
Descendants[edit]
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- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/aiːr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aiːr/1 syllable
- Icelandic non-lemma forms
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