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besk

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Breton

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Noun

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besk

  1. Soft mutation of pesk.

Cornish

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Noun

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besk

  1. Soft mutation of pesk.

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse beiskr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beːsk/, [b̥eːˀsɡ̊]

Adjective

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besk (neuter beskt, plural and definite singular attributive beske, comparative beskere, superlative (predicative) beskest, superlative (attributive) beskeste)

  1. acrid (sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent)
  2. bitter (having an acrid taste)
  3. tart

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish bēsker, from Old Norse beiskr. A North Germanic word, derived from the same root as in bitter and bite.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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besk (comparative beskare, superlative beskast)

  1. bitter (in taste)

Declension

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Inflection of besk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular besk beskare beskast
neuter singular beskt beskare beskast
plural beska beskare beskast
masculine plural2 beske beskare beskast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 beske beskare beskaste
all beska beskare beskaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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Noun

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besk c

  1. a type of spiced liquor flavoured with wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

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