knaprig
Swedish
Etymology
knapra + -ig
Adjective
knaprig (comparative knaprigare, superlative knaprigast)
- firm and crispy
Usage notes
Often used to describe bacon fried until relatively hard and dry, and (the crust of) crusty bread.
Declension
| Inflection of knaprig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | knaprig | knaprigare | knaprigast |
| Neuter singular | knaprigt | knaprigare | knaprigast |
| Plural | knapriga | knaprigare | knaprigast |
| Masculine plural3 | knaprige | knaprigare | knaprigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | knaprige | knaprigare | knaprigaste |
| All | knapriga | knaprigare | knaprigaste |
| 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 | |||
Related terms
- knapra
See also
- frasig
- knapersteka
- krispig
References
- knaprig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knaprig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knaprig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)