vass
Norwegian Nynorsk
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.
Declension
Inflection of vass | |||
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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”).
Declension
Declension of vass | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vass | vassen | vassar | vassarna |
Genitive | vass | vassens | vassars | vassarnas |
Related terms
- vasspipa
- vasstrå
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