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 Superlative2
Common singular näsvis näsvisare näsvisast
Neuter singular näsvist näsvisare näsvisast
Plural näsvisa näsvisare näsvisast
Masculine plural3 näsvise näsvisare näsvisast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 näsvise näsvisare näsvisaste
All näsvisa näsvisare näsvisaste
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

Derived terms
  • näsvishet

Descendants
  • → Finnish: näsäviisas

See also

References
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