ordknapp
Swedish
adj
Definitions
- taciturn, silent, shy; frugal in words, not using more words than necessary
- expressive, eloquent; expressing much meaning with few words
Etymology
Compound from Swedish ord (word) + Swedish knapp (button, scarce).
Origin
Swedish
knapp
Gloss
button, scarce
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nappi Finnish
- bindeord Swedish
- frågeord Swedish
- fåordig Swedish
- förord Swedish
- knapp Swedish
- knappologi Swedish
- knappsats Swedish
- knapptelefon Swedish
- knäppa Swedish
- kommandoknapp Swedish
- korsord Swedish
- lösenord Swedish
- musknapp Swedish
- ord Swedish
- orda Swedish
- ordbajsa Swedish
- ordbok Swedish
- ordförande Swedish
- ordförståelse Swedish
- ordklass Swedish
- ordknapphet Swedish
- ordlista Swedish
- ordmoln Swedish
- ordspråk Swedish
- räkneord Swedish
- slangord Swedish
- sökord Swedish
- uppslagsord Swedish
- vandringsord Swedish
- knap Middle Low German
- orþ Old Swedish