tvär

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tvar"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þvar, þvær, from Old Norse þverr, from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz, presumably from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æːr

Adjective

tvär

  1. across, perpendicular to the main direction
  2. (figuratively) opposite
    Säger man till honom att göra något så gör han tvärt emot
    If you tell him to do something, he'll do the complete opposite
  3. sharp, abrupt (of a change of direction)
    tvära kurvor
    sharp curves
    tvärvända
    turn around abruptly
  4. sudden, abrupt
    Historien fick ett tvärt slut
    The story came to an abrupt end
  5. (figuratively) grumpy, stubborn (of a person who gives short, sharp answers, having "lodged themselves sideways")
    Var inte så tvär
    Don't be so grumpy
  6. (slang, as an ad-hoc prefix) An intensifier.
    Hon är tvärsnygg
    She is super hot

Declension

Inflection of tvär
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular tvär — —
neuter singular tvärt — —
plural tvära — —
masculine plural2 tväre — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 tväre — —
all tvära — —

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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