snild

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish snialdær, snildær, from Old Norse snjallr (“eloquent, well-spoken”).

Adjective

snild (neuter snildt, plural and definite singular attributive snilde)

  1. skilful
  2. smart

Inflection

Inflection of snild
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular snild snildere snildest2
indefinite neuter singular snildt snildere snildest2
plural snilde snildere snildest2
definite attributive1 snilde snildere snildeste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

References

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɪlt/

Etymology 1

From Danish snild.

Noun

snild f (genitive singular snildar, plural snildir)

  1. trick, technique
Declension
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative snild snildin snildir snildirnar
accusative snild snildina snildir snildirnar
dative snild snildini snildum snildunum
genitive snildar snildarinnar snilda snildanna

Etymology 2

Form of snildur (“clever”).

Adjective

snild

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of snildur
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of snildur

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

snild (neuter snildt, definite singular and plural snilde, comparative snildare, indefinite superlative snildast, definite superlative snildaste)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of snill
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