hårfin

Danish

Etymology

From hår (“thin”) +‎ fin (“fine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɔːrfiːˀn/, [ˈhɒːˌfiˀn]

Adjective

hårfin (neuter hårfint, plural and definite singular attributive hårfine)

  1. very thin
  2. subtle, nice

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hår +‎ fin.

Adjective

hårfin (masculine and feminine hårfin, neuter hårfint, definite singular and plural hårfine)

  1. hairline (crack)
  2. minute, fine, subtle
  3. hair-splitting

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From hår +‎ fin.

Adjective

hårfin (neuter hårfint, definite singular and plural hårfine)

  1. hairline (crack)
  2. minute, fine, subtle
  3. hair-splitting

References

Swedish

Etymology

hår (“hair”) +‎ fin (“fine”)

Adjective

hårfin (not comparable)

  1. very thin
  2. (by extension) very small or subtle; minute, subtle, fine
    en hårfin seger
    a victory by a hair
    en hårfin skillnad
    a very subtle difference

Declension

Inflection of hårfin
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular hårfin — —
neuter singular hårfint — —
plural hårfina — —
masculine plural2 hårfine — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 hårfine — —
all hårfina — —

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.

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References

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