klipsk

Swedish

Etymology

klippa (verb) +‎ -sk. Arguably from the verbal phrase klippa med ögonen (“wink”). Compare klippare (“cunning person”).

Adjective

klipsk (comparative klipskare, superlative klipskast)

1. shrewd, cunning

Declension

Inflection of klipsk
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	klipsk	klipskare	klipskast
Neuter singular	klipskt	klipskare	klipskast
Plural	klipska	klipskare	klipskast
Masculine plural3	klipske	klipskare	klipskast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	klipske	klipskare	klipskaste
All	klipska	klipskare	klipskaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Synonyms

• knipslug

Derived terms

• klipskhet

References

• klipsk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klipsk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klipsk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)