näsvis

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German nesewīs or German naseweis. Originally about dogs with a keen sense of smell. By surface analysis, näsa +‎ vis. Compare Danish næsvis.

Adjective

näsvis (comparative näsvisare, superlative näsvisast)

  1. impertinent, impudent, uppity
    "Gör det själv!", svarade hon näsvist
    "Do it yourself!", she answered impudently

Declension

Inflection of näsvis
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular näsvis näsvisare näsvisast
neuter singular näsvist näsvisare näsvisast
plural näsvisa näsvisare näsvisast
masculine plural2 näsvise näsvisare näsvisast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 näsvise näsvisare näsvisaste
all näsvisa näsvisare näsvisaste

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.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: näsäviisas

See also

References

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