ordknapp
Swedish
Etymology
ord (“word”) + knapp (“scarce”)
Adjective
ordknapp (comparative mer ordknapp, superlative mest ordknapp)
- taciturn, silent, shy; frugal in words, not using more words than necessary
- expressive, eloquent; expressing much meaning with few words
- Ju ordknappare en dikt är, desto mer innehåll väntar man
- The more expressive a poem is, the more content you would expect
- Ju ordknappare en dikt är, desto mer innehåll väntar man
Usage notes
- As the excerpt shows, the comparative ordknappare can appear, but is rare. The superlative ordknappast would hardly be used.
Declension
Inflection of ordknapp | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | ordknapp | mer ordknapp | mest ordknapp |
Neuter singular | ordknappt | mer ordknappt | mest ordknappt |
Plural | ordknappa | mer ordknappa | mest ordknappa |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | ordknappe | mer ordknappe | mest ordknappe |
All | ordknappa | mer ordknappa | mest ordknappa |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Synonyms
- taciturn
- fåordig
- förtegen
- ordkarg
- tyst
- tystlåten
- expressive
- kärnfull
- lakonisk
- pregnant
- uttrycksfull
Related terms
- ordknapphet