Adjective: amper
Hyphenation:
Definite Forms
Singular Masculine
ampre
All Other Forms
ampra
Comparison Forms
Comparative
| Indefinite | amprare |
| Definite | amprare |
Superlative
| Indefinite | amprast |
| Definite | ampraste |
Perifrastic Comparison Forms
Sample Sentences
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En amper bondmora. (A stern peasantwoman.)
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Till desserten serverades vi en synnerligen amper blåmögelost. (At the dessert, we were served a very strong blue cheese.)
Adjectives inflected like amper
träffsäker,
sjucker,
smäcker,
tonsäker,
ödesdiger,
självsäker,
jordbävningssäker,
onykter,
diger,
amper,
fager,
mager,
säker,
påver,
sober,
yster,
tvålfager,
halksäker,
terrester,
makaber, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Old Swedish amper. Nationalencyklopedins ordbok traces the word to German Low German amper (“sharp; harsh”). According to Svenska Akademiens ordbok it is also related to Latin amarus (“bitter”) and Sanskrit अम्ल (amla, “sour”).
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