"køn" meaning in Danish

See køn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈkʰœnˀ]
Etymology: From Old Norse kœnn (“skilled, capable”), from Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“clever”). Cognate with English keen and German kühn (“daring”). Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|kœnn||skilled, capable}} Old Norse kœnn (“skilled, capable”), {{inh|da|gem-pro|*kōniz||clever}} Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“clever”), {{cog|en|keen}} English keen, {{cog|de|kühn||daring}} German kühn (“daring”) Head templates: {{head|da|adjective||{{{1}}}||||{{{2}}}||||{{{3}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{4}}}||{{{sup2}}}||{{{5}}}|||f1accel-form=n|s|f3accel-form=e-form|f5accel-form=comd|f7accel-form=pred|supd|f9accel-form=attr|supd|head=|head2=|sort=}} køn, {{da-adj}} køn Inflection templates: {{da-infl-adj|kønn|est}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], køn [error-unrecognized-form, positive], kønnere [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], kønnest [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], kønt [error-unrecognized-form, positive], kønne [plural, positive], kønnere [comparative, plural], kønnest [plural, superlative], kønne [error-unrecognized-form, positive], kønneste [error-unrecognized-form, superlative]
  1. pretty
    Sense id: en-køn-da-adj-dwSfb4iT
  2. good-looking
    Sense id: en-køn-da-adj-3QiZJ8WB
  3. (ironic) nice, fine Tags: ironic
    Sense id: en-køn-da-adj-3KBERd0W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ˈkʰœnˀ]
Etymology: From Old Norse kyn (“kin”), from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, descent”). Cognate with Swedish kön, Norwegian Bokmål kjønn, and English kin. Etymology templates: {{root|da|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{der|da|non|kyn||kin}} Old Norse kyn (“kin”), {{der|da|gem-pro|*kunją||kin, descent}} Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, descent”), {{cog|sv|kön}} Swedish kön, {{cog|nb|kjønn}} Norwegian Bokmål kjønn, {{cog|en|kin}} English kin Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|kønnet||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|køn||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=n|g2=|head=}} køn n (singular definite kønnet, plural indefinite køn), {{da-noun|et|stem=kønn}} køn n (singular definite kønnet, plural indefinite køn) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|et|dc=1}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=n|gen-pl-def=kønnenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=køns|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=kønnets|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=køns|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=kønnene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=køn|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=kønnet|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=køn}} Forms: kønnet [definite, singular], køn [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], køn [indefinite, nominative, singular], kønnet [definite, nominative, singular], køn [indefinite, nominative, plural], kønnene [definite, nominative, plural], køns [genitive, indefinite, singular], kønnets [definite, genitive, singular], køns [genitive, indefinite, plural], kønnenes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. sex (the biological division in male and female individuals) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-køn-da-noun-~eXo-1SZ
  2. gender (the social identity of male, female or other) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-køn-da-noun-2FyxxINv
  3. (grammar) gender (division of nouns and adjectives etc. into classes) Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-køn-da-noun-lv9IblMF Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  4. private parts, genitals Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-køn-da-noun-TqCxgIha Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 14 12 1 17 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 10 15 11 0 15 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 6 7 17 0 7 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fælleskøn, hankøn, hunkøn, intetkøn
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵenh₁-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "kyn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "kin"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse kyn (“kin”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kunją",
        "4": "",
        "5": "kin, descent"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, descent”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "kön"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish kön",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "kjønn"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål kjønn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "kin"
      },
      "expansion": "English kin",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse kyn (“kin”), from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, descent”). Cognate with Swedish kön, Norwegian Bokmål kjønn, and English kin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kønnet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "køn",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "køn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnet",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "køn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "køns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "køns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "køn",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "kønnet",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "køn n (singular definite kønnet, plural indefinite køn)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "stem": "kønn"
      },
      "expansion": "køn n (singular definite kønnet, plural indefinite køn)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "dc": "1"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "gen-pl-def": "kønnenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "køns",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "kønnets",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "køns",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "kønnene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "køn",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "kønnet",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "køn"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fælleskøn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hankøn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hunkøn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "intetkøn"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sex (the biological division in male and female individuals)"
      ],
      "id": "en-køn-da-noun-~eXo-1SZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "sex",
          "sex"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gender (the social identity of male, female or other)"
      ],
      "id": "en-køn-da-noun-2FyxxINv",
      "links": [
        [
          "gender",
          "gender"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "da",
          "name": "Grammar",
          "orig": "da:Grammar",
          "parents": [
            "Linguistics",
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gender (division of nouns and adjectives etc. into classes)"
      ],
      "id": "en-køn-da-noun-lv9IblMF",
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "gender",
          "gender"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) gender (division of nouns and adjectives etc. into classes)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 4 14 12 1 17 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 10 15 11 0 15 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 6 7 17 0 7 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "private parts, genitals"
      ],
      "id": "en-køn-da-noun-TqCxgIha",
      "links": [
        [
          "private parts",
          "private parts"
        ],
        [
          "genitals",
          "genitals"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʰœnˀ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "køn"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "kœnn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "skilled, capable"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse kœnn (“skilled, capable”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kōniz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "clever"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“clever”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "keen"
      },
      "expansion": "English keen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "kühn",
        "3": "",
        "4": "daring"
      },
      "expansion": "German kühn (“daring”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse kœnn (“skilled, capable”), from Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“clever”). Cognate with English keen and German kühn (“daring”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "køn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnest",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønt",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnest",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønneste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{3}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{comp2}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{4}}}",
        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{sup2}}}",
        "19": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "20": "{{{5}}}",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{2}}}",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "n|s",
        "f3accel-form": "e-form",
        "f5accel-form": "comd",
        "f7accel-form": "pred|supd",
        "f9accel-form": "attr|supd",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "køn",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "køn",
      "name": "da-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kønn",
        "2": "est"
      },
      "name": "da-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pretty"
      ],
      "id": "en-køn-da-adj-dwSfb4iT",
      "links": [
        [
          "pretty",
          "pretty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "good-looking"
      ],
      "id": "en-køn-da-adj-3QiZJ8WB",
      "links": [
        [
          "good-looking",
          "good-looking"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What a fine situation you have gotten us tangled into!",
          "text": "Det er da en køn situation du har rodet os ind i!"
        },
        {
          "english": "They were a fine pair of egoists.",
          "ref": "2016, Bo Green Jensen, En afgrund af frihed, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:",
          "text": "De var et kønt par egoister.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "What a fine conspiracy!",
          "text": "2015, James Fenimore Cooper, Pionererne: eller Susquehannahs kilder, Klim →ISBN. Translated from English by Gerd Have.\n“Det var da en køn sammensværgelse!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "2015, C. S. Lewis, Narnia 1 - Troldmandens nevø, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN. Translated from English by Niels Søndergaard.\n»Det var da en køn redelighed for dem, hvis de ikke kunne komme tilbage!«\n»That would be quite unfortunate for them, if they couldn't get back!«",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "“Some mother you are. Out fucking all weekend ...",
          "ref": "2015, Carin Gerhardsen, Hendes iskolde øjne, Art People, →ISBN:",
          "text": "“Du er da en køn mor. Ude at knalde rundt hele weekenden ...",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nice, fine"
      ],
      "id": "en-køn-da-adj-3KBERd0W",
      "links": [
        [
          "nice",
          "nice"
        ],
        [
          "fine",
          "fine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ironic) nice, fine"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ironic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʰœnˀ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "køn"
}
{
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    "Danish adjectives",
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish neuter nouns",
    "Danish nouns",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Danish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-",
    "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵenh₁-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "kyn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "kin"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse kyn (“kin”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kunją",
        "4": "",
        "5": "kin, descent"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, descent”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "kön"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish kön",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "kjønn"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål kjønn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "kin"
      },
      "expansion": "English kin",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse kyn (“kin”), from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, descent”). Cognate with Swedish kön, Norwegian Bokmål kjønn, and English kin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kønnet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "køn",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "køn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnet",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "køn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "køns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "køns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "køn",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "kønnet",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "køn n (singular definite kønnet, plural indefinite køn)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "stem": "kønn"
      },
      "expansion": "køn n (singular definite kønnet, plural indefinite køn)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "dc": "1"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "gen-pl-def": "kønnenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "køns",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "kønnets",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "køns",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "kønnene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "køn",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "kønnet",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "køn"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fælleskøn"
    },
    {
      "word": "hankøn"
    },
    {
      "word": "hunkøn"
    },
    {
      "word": "intetkøn"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sex (the biological division in male and female individuals)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sex",
          "sex"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gender (the social identity of male, female or other)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gender",
          "gender"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "da:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gender (division of nouns and adjectives etc. into classes)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "gender",
          "gender"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) gender (division of nouns and adjectives etc. into classes)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "private parts, genitals"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "private parts",
          "private parts"
        ],
        [
          "genitals",
          "genitals"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʰœnˀ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "køn"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Danish adjectives",
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "kœnn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "skilled, capable"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse kœnn (“skilled, capable”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kōniz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "clever"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“clever”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "keen"
      },
      "expansion": "English keen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "kühn",
        "3": "",
        "4": "daring"
      },
      "expansion": "German kühn (“daring”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse kœnn (“skilled, capable”), from Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“clever”). Cognate with English keen and German kühn (“daring”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "køn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnest",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønt",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønnest",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kønneste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{3}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{comp2}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{4}}}",
        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{sup2}}}",
        "19": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "20": "{{{5}}}",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{2}}}",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "n|s",
        "f3accel-form": "e-form",
        "f5accel-form": "comd",
        "f7accel-form": "pred|supd",
        "f9accel-form": "attr|supd",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "køn",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "køn",
      "name": "da-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kønn",
        "2": "est"
      },
      "name": "da-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pretty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pretty",
          "pretty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "good-looking"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good-looking",
          "good-looking"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What a fine situation you have gotten us tangled into!",
          "text": "Det er da en køn situation du har rodet os ind i!"
        },
        {
          "english": "They were a fine pair of egoists.",
          "ref": "2016, Bo Green Jensen, En afgrund af frihed, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:",
          "text": "De var et kønt par egoister.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "What a fine conspiracy!",
          "text": "2015, James Fenimore Cooper, Pionererne: eller Susquehannahs kilder, Klim →ISBN. Translated from English by Gerd Have.\n“Det var da en køn sammensværgelse!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "2015, C. S. Lewis, Narnia 1 - Troldmandens nevø, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN. Translated from English by Niels Søndergaard.\n»Det var da en køn redelighed for dem, hvis de ikke kunne komme tilbage!«\n»That would be quite unfortunate for them, if they couldn't get back!«",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "“Some mother you are. Out fucking all weekend ...",
          "ref": "2015, Carin Gerhardsen, Hendes iskolde øjne, Art People, →ISBN:",
          "text": "“Du er da en køn mor. Ude at knalde rundt hele weekenden ...",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nice, fine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nice",
          "nice"
        ],
        [
          "fine",
          "fine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ironic) nice, fine"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ironic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʰœnˀ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "køn"
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'indefinite common singular'",
  "path": [
    "køn"
  ],
  "section": "Danish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "køn",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'indefinite neuter singular'",
  "path": [
    "køn"
  ],
  "section": "Danish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "køn",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'definite attributive'",
  "path": [
    "køn"
  ],
  "section": "Danish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "køn",
  "trace": ""
}

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