vass
See also: Vass, váss, and vass-
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
vass
- imperative of vassa
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vas/
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Etymology 1
From Old Swedish hvas, from Old Norse hvǫss, hvass, from Proto-Germanic *hwassaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₁dstós.
Adjective
vass
- sharp (able to cut easily)
Declension
| Inflection of vass | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vass | vassare | vassast |
| Neuter singular | vasst | vassare | vassast |
| Plural | vassa | vassare | vassast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vasse | vassare | vassaste |
| All | vassa | vassare | vassaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish vas, from Proto-Germanic *wassaz, possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water, wet”).
Noun
vass c
- reed
- a clump of reeds
Declension
| Declension of vass | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vass | vassen | vassar | vassarna |
| Genitive | vass | vassens | vassars | vassarnas |
Related terms
- vasspipa
- vasstrå