kostbar

Danish

Etymology

From Low German or German kostbar

Adjective

kostbar (neuter kostbart, plural and definite singular attributive kostbare)

  1. costly, expensive
    Synonyms: værdifuld, dyr
    Antonyms: billig, værdiløs
  2. precious
    Synonyms: dyrebar, ubetalelig

Inflection

Inflection of kostbar
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular kostbar kostbarere kostbarest2
indefinite neuter singular kostbart kostbarere kostbarest2
plural kostbare kostbarere kostbarest2
definite attributive1 kostbare kostbarere kostbareste

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.

References

German

Etymology

From Kosten (cost) +‎ -bar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔstbaːɐ̯/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: kost‧bar

Adjective

kostbar (strong nominative masculine singular kostbarer, comparative kostbarer, superlative am kostbarsten)

  1. precious
  2. sumptuous, magnificent, luxurious, splendid

Declension

Further reading

  • kostbar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kostbar” in Duden online

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German kostbar.

Adjective

kostbar (neuter singular kostbart, definite singular and plural kostbare)

  1. costly, expensive
  2. precious

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German kostbar.

Adjective

kostbar (neuter singular kostbart, definite singular and plural kostbare)

  1. costly, expensive
  2. precious

References