snäv
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish snǣver, from Old Norse snæfr. Compare Danish snæver. Arguably related to snabb (“quick”).
Adjective
[edit]snäv (comparative snävare, superlative snävast)
- narrow, tight
- snäv öppning
- narrow opening
- snäv sväng
- tight turn
- snäv definition
- narrow definition
- snäva intressen
- narrow interests
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of snäv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | snäv | snävare | snävast |
| Neuter singular | snävt | snävare | snävast |
| Plural | snäva | snävare | snävast |
| Masculine plural3 | snäve | snävare | snävast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | snäve | snävare | snävaste |
| All | snäva | snävare | snävaste |
| 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 | |||
References
[edit]- snäv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snäv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snäv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- snäv in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- snäver in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T