hårfin

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Danish

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Etymology

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From hår (thin) +‎ fin (fine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hɔːrfiːˀn/, [ˈhɒːˌfiˀn]

Adjective

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hårfin (neuter hårfint, plural and definite singular attributive hårfine)

  1. very thin
  2. subtle, nice

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From hår +‎ fin.

Adjective

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hårfin (masculine and feminine hårfin, neuter hårfint, definite singular and plural hårfine)

  1. hairline (crack)
  2. minute, fine, subtle
  3. hair-splitting

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From hår +‎ fin.

Adjective

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hårfin (neuter hårfint, definite singular and plural hårfine)

  1. hairline (crack)
  2. minute, fine, subtle
  3. hair-splitting

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Swedish

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Etymology

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hår (hair) +‎ fin (fine)

Adjective

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hårfin (not comparable)

  1. very thin
  2. (by extension) very small or subtle; minute, subtle, fine
    en hårfin seger
    a victory by a hair
    en hårfin skillnad
    a very subtle difference

Declension

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Inflection of hårfin
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular hårfin
Neuter singular hårfint
Plural hårfina
Masculine plural3 hårfine
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 hårfine
All hårfina
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

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