"tvär" meaning in Swedish

See tvär in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -æːr Etymology: From Old Swedish þvar, þvær, from Old Norse þverr, from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz, presumably from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|gmq-osw|þvar}} Old Swedish þvar, {{der|sv|non|þverr}} Old Norse þverr, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*þwerhaz}} Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*terkʷ-}} Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective}} tvär Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], tvär [common-gender, indefinite, positive, singular], - [common-gender, comparative, indefinite, singular], - [common-gender, indefinite, singular, superlative], tvärt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], - [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], - [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], tvära [indefinite, plural, positive], - [comparative, indefinite, plural], - [indefinite, plural, superlative], tväre [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], - [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], - [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], tväre [definite, masculine, positive, singular], - [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], - [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], tvära [definite, positive], - [comparative, definite], - [definite, superlative]
  1. across, perpendicular to the main direction
    Sense id: en-tvär-sv-adj-~iCUQ5fd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 19 19 19 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 18 17 19 19 14
  2. (figuratively) opposite Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-tvär-sv-adj-2fYsKtCt Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 19 19 19 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 18 17 19 19 14
  3. sharp, abrupt (of a change of direction)
    Sense id: en-tvär-sv-adj-vcMZ60dO Categories (other): Swedish links with redundant target parameters, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 19 19 19 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 18 17 19 19 14 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 11 19 25 15 17 13
  4. sudden, abrupt
    Sense id: en-tvär-sv-adj-5U8~ZSXn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 19 19 19 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 18 17 19 19 14
  5. (figuratively) grumpy, stubborn (of a person who gives short, sharp answers, having "lodged themselves sideways") Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-tvär-sv-adj-eISOTy0D Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 19 19 19 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 18 17 19 19 14
  6. (slang, as an ad-hoc prefix) An intensifier. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-tvär-sv-adj-Z7ZQ1JVM Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 19 19 19 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 18 17 19 19 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tvärt

Inflected forms

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      "word": "tvärbrant"
    },
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    {
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      "word": "tvärs"
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    {
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      "word": "tvärnita"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tvärskuren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tvärskära"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tvärslå"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tvärstopp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tvärstup"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tvärsäker"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tvärvända"
    }
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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          "english": "If you tell him to do something, he'll do the complete opposite",
          "text": "Säger man till honom att göra något så gör han tvärt emot",
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        }
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        "(figuratively) opposite"
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        {
          "english": "sharp curves",
          "text": "tvära kurvor",
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        },
        {
          "english": "turn around abruptly",
          "text": "tvärvända",
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          "english": "The story came to an abrupt end",
          "text": "Historien fick ett tvärt slut",
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          "english": "Don't be so grumpy",
          "text": "Var inte så tvär",
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          "text": "Hon är tvärsnygg",
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        "(slang, as an ad-hoc prefix) An intensifier."
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    {
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          "text": "Säger man till honom att göra något så gör han tvärt emot",
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          "english": "sharp curves",
          "text": "tvära kurvor",
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        {
          "english": "turn around abruptly",
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          "english": "The story came to an abrupt end",
          "text": "Historien fick ett tvärt slut",
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      "links": [
        [
          "sudden",
          "sudden"
        ],
        [
          "abrupt",
          "abrupt"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Don't be so grumpy",
          "text": "Var inte så tvär",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grumpy, stubborn (of a person who gives short, sharp answers, having \"lodged themselves sideways\")"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grumpy",
          "grumpy"
        ],
        [
          "stubborn",
          "stubborn"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) grumpy, stubborn (of a person who gives short, sharp answers, having \"lodged themselves sideways\")"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish slang",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She is super hot",
          "text": "Hon är tvärsnygg",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An intensifier."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, as an ad-hoc prefix) An intensifier."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as an ad-hoc prefix"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-æːr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tvär"
}

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