näpst
Swedish
Etymology
past participle of näpsa.
Adjective
näpst (not comparable)
- rebuked
Declension
| Inflection of näpst | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | näpst | — | — |
| Neuter singular | näpst | — | — |
| Plural | näpsta | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | näpste | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | näpste | — | — |
| All | näpsta | — | — |
| 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 | |||
Noun
näpst c
- rebuke, chastisement
Declension
| Declension of näpst | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | näpst | näpsten | — | — |
| Genitive | näpsts | näpstens | — | — |
Derived terms
- näpsten är lagd på någon
References
- näpst in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- näpst in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- näpst in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- näpsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)