bitsk
Swedish
Etymology
bita (“bite”) + -sk (“-ish”)
Adjective
bitsk (comparative bitskare, superlative bitskast)
- biting, snappy (tending to bite)
- en bitsk hund
- a dog that bites
- snappish, combative, ill-tempered
- en bitsk kommentar
- an acerbic comment
- Han är bitsk idag
- He's in a biting mood today
Declension
| Inflection of bitsk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | bitsk | bitskare | bitskast |
| Neuter singular | bitskt | bitskare | bitskast |
| Plural | bitska | bitskare | bitskast |
| Masculine plural3 | bitske | bitskare | bitskast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | bitske | bitskare | bitskaste |
| All | bitska | bitskare | bitskaste |
| 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
- bitsk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bitsk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bitsk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)