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sann

sann

See also: sånn

German

Verb

sann

  1. First-person singular preterite of sinnen.
  2. Third-person singular preterite of sinnen.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sannr

Adjective

sann (neuter singular sant, definite singular and plural sanne, comparative sannere, indefinite superlative sannest, definite superlative sanneste)

  1. true, real, genuine

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sannr

Adjective

sann (neuter singular sant, definite singular and plural sanne, comparative sannare, indefinite superlative sannast, definite superlative sannaste)

  1. true, real, genuine

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sander, from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz. Akin to English sooth.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sann (comparative sannare, superlative sannast)

  1. true; according to the truth
  2. true; a value in Boolean logic denoting an affirmative or positive result
  3. (archaic) genuine, undiluted
    Det är mig ett sant nöje att hälsa er välkomna ― It is a pure pleasure to greet you welcome
  4. (archaic) true; faithful

Declension

Inflection of sann
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular sann sannare sannast
Neuter singular sant sannare sannast
Plural sanna sannare sannast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 sanne sannare sannaste
All sanna sannare sannaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sakna.

Noun

sann (genitive sanna, partitive sanna)

  1. sauna

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.