besk

Breton

Noun

besk

  1. soft mutation of pesk

Cornish

Noun

besk

  1. soft mutation of pesk

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish besk, from Old Norse beiskr. Related to bide, bidsk and bitter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beːsk/, [b̥eːˀsɡ̊]

Adjective

besk (neuter besk or beskt, plural and definite singular attributive beske)

  1. acrid (sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent)
  2. bitter (having an acrid taste)
  3. tart

Declension

Inflection of besk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular besk mere besk mest besk2
indefinite neuter singular besk mere besk mest besk2
plural beske mere besk mest besk2
definite attributive1 beske mere besk mest beske

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bēsker, from Old Norse beiskr. A North Germanic word, derived from the same root as in bitter and bite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛsk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsk

Adjective

besk (comparative beskare, superlative beskast)

  1. bitter (in taste)

Declension

Inflection of besk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular besk beskare beskast
neuter singular beskt beskare beskast
plural beska beskare beskast
masculine plural2 beske beskare beskast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 beske beskare beskaste
all beska beskare beskaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Noun

besk c

  1. a type of spiced liquor flavoured with wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

Declension

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