/ˈbaʂk/
UrsprungBorrowed from Middle Low German barsch, from Old Saxon *barsk, from Proto-Germanic *barskaz, from *barsaz (“perch, bass”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰórs-o-s, from *bʰers- (“top, tip, point”). Related to borst, borste, -borre (in abborre, sjöborre and kardborre), (possibly) barr (as in granbarr), brodd and brodera.
- gruff, stern (surly and stern)
“ett barskt svar” — a gruff reply
- figurativelyharsh, tough (of weather, terrain, or the like)
Formerbarskare(comparative) · barskast(superlative) · barsk(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive) · barskare(comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · barskast(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative) · barskt(indefinite, neuter, positive, singular) · barskare(comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular) · barskast(indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative) · barska(indefinite, plural, positive) · barskare(comparative, indefinite, plural) · barskast(indefinite, plural, superlative) · barske(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive) · barskare(archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural) · barskast(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative) · barske(definite, masculine, positive, singular) · barskare(comparative, definite, masculine, singular) · barskaste(definite, masculine, singular, superlative) · barska(definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive) · barskare(comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form) · barskaste(definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative)