skummel in Danish

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Etymology: From Norwegian and Swedish skum, from Old Norse skúmi. Related to Latin obscurus. Etymology templates: {{bor|da|no|-}} Norwegian, {{bor|da|sv|skum}} Swedish skum, {{der|da|non|skúmi}} Old Norse skúmi, {{cog|la|obscurus}} Latin obscurus Head templates: {{head|da|adjective|neuter|skummelt|||plural and definite singular attributive|skumle||||{{{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=}} skummel (neuter skummelt, plural and definite singular attributive skumle), {{da-adj|t|skumle}} skummel (neuter skummelt, plural and definite singular attributive skumle) Inflection templates: {{da-infl-adj|skuml|est}} Forms: skummelt [neuter], skumle [attributive, definite, singular], skumle [attributive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], skummel [error-unrecognized-form, positive], skumlere [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], skumlest [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], skummelt [error-unrecognized-form, positive], skumle [plural, positive], skumlere [comparative, plural], skumlest [plural, superlative], skumle [error-unrecognized-form, positive], skumleste [error-unrecognized-form, superlative]

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "skúmi"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "obscurus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin obscurus",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Norwegian and Swedish skum, from Old Norse skúmi. Related to Latin obscurus.",
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "attributive",
        "definite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "skumle",
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        "attributive",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "skummel",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "skumlere",
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      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skumlest",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "superlative"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skumleste",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
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        "Having a dubious nature; shady, seedy"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lyssky"
        },
        {
          "word": "lumsk"
        }
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        "spooky, gloomy, sinister"
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          "gloomy"
        ],
        [
          "sinister",
          "sinister"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "skummel"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Danish adjectives",
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish terms borrowed from Norwegian",
    "Danish terms borrowed from Swedish",
    "Danish terms derived from Norwegian",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Swedish",
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    "Pages with entries"
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    {
      "word": "skummelhed"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      },
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        "1": "la",
        "2": "obscurus"
      },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "skumle",
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      ]
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      "form": "skummel",
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    },
    {
      "form": "skumlere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skumlest",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "skummelt",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "superlative"
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      "form": "skumle",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skumleste",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "sinister",
          "sinister"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "skummel"
}

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

{
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    "skummel"
  ],
  "section": "Danish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "skummel",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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"skummel" meaning in Danish

Adjective