vass

See also: Vass, váss, and vass-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

vass

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. reed
  2. a clump of reeds
Declension
Declension of vass 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vass vassen vassar vassarna
Genitive vass vassens vassars vassarnas
  • vasspipa
  • vasstrå
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