skarp

Swedish

adj
Definitions
  • sharp, critical, cutting
  • sharp; able to cut easily
  • strong (about smells)
  • poignant, pungent; such as the smell of ammonia

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skarper inherited from Old Norse skarpr inherited from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb- (sharp, rough).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kerb-

Gloss

sharp, rough

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

鋭

Emoji
🪒

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