sparsam

German

Etymology

sparen + -sam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpaːʁzam/, /ˈʃpaːʁzaːm/
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Adjective

sparsam (strong nominative masculine singular sparsamer, comparative sparsamer, superlative am sparsamsten)

  1. economical, thrifty, frugal

Declension

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Derived terms

Adverb

sparsam

  1. sparingly

Further reading

  • sparsam” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • sparsam” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • sparsam” in Duden online

Latin

Participle

sparsam

  1. accusative feminine singular of sparsus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From spar (save) + -sam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²spaːrsam/, /²spaːʂam/

Adjective

sparsam (neuter sparsamt, definite singular and plural sparsame, comparative sparsamare, indefinite superlative sparsamast, definite superlative sparsamaste)

  1. limited
    Me har sparsamt med opplysningar om dette.
    We have limited information about this.
  2. frugal

References

Swedish

Etymology

spara + -sam

Adjective

sparsam (comparative sparsammare, superlative sparsammast)

  1. frugal
    Antonym: slösaktig
  2. limited, lacking

Declension

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Derived terms

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