kräsen
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish kræsa (“to provide with food and drink”), related to krås. Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek γράω (gráō, “to gnaw; eat”) and Sanskrit ग्रसति (grasati, “to devour”). Compare Danish kræsen, Icelandic kræsinn.
Declension
| Inflection of kräsen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | kräsen | kräsnare | kräsnast |
| Neuter singular | kräset | kräsnare | kräsnast |
| Plural | kräsna | kräsnare | kräsnast |
| Masculine plural3 | kräsne | kräsnare | kräsnast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | kräsne | kräsnare | kräsnaste |
| All | kräsna | kräsnare | kräsnaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
References
- kräsen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kräsen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kräsen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kräsen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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