Adjective: rar
Hyphenation:
Definite Forms
Singular Masculine
rare
All Other Forms
rara
Comparison Forms
Comparative
| Indefinite | rarare |
| Definite | rarare |
Superlative
| Indefinite | rarast |
| Definite | raraste |
Perifrastic Comparison Forms
Sample Sentences
-
en snäll och rar flicka (a kind and sweet girl)
-
en rar gammal man (a sweet old man)
Adjectives inflected like rar
ordfattig,
sjövärdig,
syndig,
synlig,
urmodig,
syrlig,
snövit,
snörik,
snårig,
snäsig,
seriös,
sedlig,
snuvig,
snusig,
snipig,
snorig,
saftig,
sandig,
saklig,
definitiv, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Middle Low German rar, ultimately borrowed from Latin rarus. False friend of Norwegian rar, Danish rar and English rare, although being etymologically related to all of them. See: Latin Adjectives '
rarus', English Adjectives '
rare'.
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