gratis

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gratis (neuter gratis, plural and definite singular attributive gratis)

gratis (neuter)
gratis (attributive definite singular)
gratis (attributive plural)

[ˈɡ̊ʁɑːd̥is]

gratis, free (obtainable without payment)


antonym

antonym (positive)
antonymt (positive)
antonyme (plural positive)
antonyme (positive)


synonym

synonym (positive)
synonymt (positive)
synonyme (plural positive)
synonyme (positive)


hyponym

hyponym (positive)
hyponymt (positive)
hyponyme (plural positive)
hyponyme (positive)


in

in (neuter in, plural and definite singular attributive in)

in (neuter)
in (attributive definite singular)
in (attributive plural)


orange

orange (positive)
orange (plural positive)


sky

sky (neuter sky, plural and definite singular attributive sky)

sky (neuter)
sky (attributive definite singular)
sky (attributive plural)

Possibly from Middle Low German schūwe, schū, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh. Compare English shy and German scheu.


but

but (positive)
butte (plural positive)
butte (positive)


digital

digital (neuter digitalt, plural and definite singular attributive digitale)

digitalt (neuter)
digitale (attributive definite singular)
digitale (attributive plural)
digital (positive)
digitalt (positive)
digitale (plural positive)
digitale (positive)

digital (of or relating to computers or the Information Age)


pseudonym

pseudonym (positive)
pseudonymt (positive)
pseudonyme (plural positive)
pseudonyme (positive)


absurd

absurd (neuter absurd, plural and definite singular attributive absurde)

absurd (neuter)
absurde (attributive definite singular)
absurde (attributive plural)

[ɑbˈsuɐ̯ˀd̥]

Borrowed from Latin absurdus (“discordant, unreasonable”).


gold

gold (positive)
goldere (comparative)
goldest (superlative)
goldt (positive)
golde (plural positive)
goldere (comparative plural)
goldest (plural superlative)
golde (positive)
goldeste (superlative)

Probably from or related to Old Norse geldr (“barren, yielding no milk”), from Proto-Germanic *galdaz, *galdijaz (“barren, unfruitful”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, cry”).
See also Swedish gall (“barren”), German galt, gelt (“yielding no milk, unfruitful”), Old Norse gelda (“to castrate”).

der

En gold ko.


violet

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violet (plural and definite singular attributive violette)

violette (attributive definite singular)
violette (attributive plural)
violet (positive)
violette (plural positive)
violette (positive)


parallel

parallel (neuter parallelt, plural and definite singular attributive parallelle)

parallelt (neuter)
parallelle (attributive definite singular)
parallelle (attributive plural)

Via Latin parallēlus from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos, “side-by-side”), from παρά (pará, “by”) + ἀλλήλοις (allḗlois, “each other”)

af

(geometry) parallel (equally distant at all points)


arm

arm (positive)
armt (positive)
arme (plural positive)
arme (positive)

From Old Norse armr (“arm, poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”).


hot

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hot (plural and definite singular attributive hotte)

hotte (attributive definite singular)
hotte (attributive plural)
hot (positive)
hottere (comparative)
hottest (superlative)
hotte (plural positive)
hottere (comparative plural)
hottest (plural superlative)
hotte (positive)
hotteste (superlative)

(colloquial) modern, in, fashionable, trendy (for a while)

(colloquial) involving or characterized by sex


homonym

homonym (neuter homonymt, plural and definite singular attributive homonyme)

homonymt (neuter)
homonyme (attributive definite singular)
homonyme (attributive plural)


pen

pen (neuter pent, plural and definite singular attributive pene, comparative penere, superlative (predicative) penest, superlative (attributive) peneste)

pent (neuter)
pene (attributive definite singular)
pene (attributive plural)
penere (comparative)
penest (predicative superlative)
peneste (attributive superlative)


civil

civil (positive)
civilt (positive)
civile (plural positive)
civile (positive)


god

god (neuter godt, plural and definite singular attributive gode, comparative bedre, superlative (predicative) bedst, superlative (attributive) bedste)

godt (neuter)
gode (attributive definite singular)
gode (attributive plural)
bedre (comparative)
bedst (predicative superlative)
bedste (attributive superlative)

Inherited from Old Danish gōþær, gothær, from Old Norse góðr (“good”), from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz. Cognate with English good and German gut.


from

from (neuter fromt, plural and definite singular attributive fromme)

fromt (neuter)
fromme (attributive definite singular)
fromme (attributive plural)
from (positive)
frommere (comparative)
frommest (superlative)
fromt (positive)
fromme (plural positive)
frommere (comparative plural)
frommest (plural superlative)
fromme (positive)
frommeste (superlative)

From Middle Low German vrome, from Proto-Germanic *frumô, related to German fromm, Dutch vroom (“pious”). In Old Saxon and Old High German, it is a noun meaning "use, benefit", but later it is used as an adjective.

pious, devout (religious in a serious way)


lam

lam (positive)
lamt (positive)
lamme (plural positive)
lamme (positive)

From Old Norse lami, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz.


human

human (positive)
humant (positive)
humane (plural positive)
humane (positive)

human (having the nature or attributes of a human being)

humane (something done from love to humanity)


bred

bred (neuter bredt, plural and definite singular attributive brede, comparative bredere, superlative (predicative) bredest, superlative (attributive) bredeste)

bredt (neuter)
brede (attributive definite singular)
brede (attributive plural)
bredere (comparative)
bredest (predicative superlative)
bredeste (attributive superlative)

From Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.


fed

fed (positive)
federe (comparative)
fedest (superlative)
fedt (positive)
fede (plural positive)
federe (comparative plural)
fedest (plural superlative)
fede (positive)
fedeste (superlative)

From Old Norse feitr (“fat”), from Proto-Germanic *faitaz.

fat (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body), obese

at ryge en fed


given

given (neuter givent, plural and definite singular attributive givne)

givent (neuter)
givne (attributive definite singular)
givne (attributive plural)


given

given (positive)
givent (positive)
givne (plural positive)
givne (positive)


led

led (neuter ledt, plural and definite singular attributive lede)

ledt (neuter)
lede (attributive definite singular)
lede (attributive plural)
led (positive)
ledere (comparative)
ledest (superlative)
ledt (positive)
lede (plural positive)
ledere (comparative plural)
ledest (plural superlative)
lede (positive)
ledeste (superlative)

Inherited from Old Norse leiðr (“uncomfortable, tired”), Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, cognate with English loath, German leid (“distressing”), Dutch leed (“sad”).


let

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let (plural and definite singular attributive lette)

lette (attributive definite singular)
lette (attributive plural)
let (positive)
lettere (comparative)
lettest (superlative)
lette (plural positive)
lettere (comparative plural)
lettest (plural superlative)
lette (positive)
letteste (superlative)

Derived from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, cognate with Swedish lätt, English light and German leicht.


legal

legal (positive)
legalt (positive)
legale (plural positive)
legale (positive)

Borrowed from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”).

legal (something that conforms to or is according to law)

legitimate (conforming to accepted rules)


central

central (positive)
centralt (positive)
centrale (plural positive)
centrale (positive)


straight

straight (plural and definite singular attributive straighte)

straighte (attributive definite singular)
straighte (attributive plural)
straight (positive)
straighte (plural positive)
straighte (positive)

Unadapted borrowing from English straight.


bitter

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bitter (neuter bittert, plural and definite singular attributive bitre)

bittert (neuter)
bitre (attributive definite singular)
bitre (attributive plural)
bitter (positive)
bitrere (comparative)
bitrest (superlative)
bittert (positive)
bitre (plural positive)
bitrere (comparative plural)
bitrest (plural superlative)
bitre (positive)
bitreste (superlative)


clean

clean (neuter clean, plural and definite singular attributive clean)

clean (neuter)
clean (attributive definite singular)
clean (attributive plural)

drugfree, not having used recreational drugs


solid

solid (neuter solidt, plural and definite singular attributive solide)

solidt (neuter)
solide (attributive definite singular)
solide (attributive plural)
solid (positive)
solidere (comparative)
solidest (superlative)
solidt (positive)
solide (plural positive)
solidere (comparative plural)
solidest (plural superlative)
solide (positive)
solideste (superlative)

et solidt måltid


salt

salt (positive)
saltere (comparative)
saltest (superlative)
salte (plural positive)
saltere (comparative plural)
saltest (plural superlative)
salte (positive)
salteste (superlative)


sand

sand (neuter sandt, plural and definite singular attributive sande)

sandt (neuter)
sande (attributive definite singular)
sande (attributive plural)
sand (positive)
sandere (comparative)
sandest (superlative)
sandt (positive)
sande (plural positive)
sandere (comparative plural)
sandest (plural superlative)
sande (positive)
sandeste (superlative)

From Old Norse sannr, saðr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts (“being, existing”), the present participle of *h₁es- (“to be”).


lig

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lig (neuter ligt or lig, plural and definite singular attributive lig)

ligt (neuter)
lig (neuter)
lig (attributive definite singular)
lig (attributive plural)

From Old Norse líkr, glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, cognate with English alike, like, German gleich, Dutch gelijk. A compound of *ga- (“co-”) + *-līkaz (“-like”).


cute

„De er sådan lidt tegneserieagtige, ikke? Ligesom shetlændere. Cute.

2010, Kirsten Sonne Harild, Pony & Co. 4 - Lises forvandling, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Dyret er altså bare ikke cute... Det er en stor rottelignende dræber, der er altædende.

2010, Jesper Staunstrup, At være fremmed..., BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 187:

Han er cute. Frederik var rimelig cute.

2012, Hanne-Vibeke Holst, Hjertets renhed, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Han hedder Elvin. Er det ikke et totalt cute navn?

2014, Ina Bruhn, Maja og Dancer: Hestene på Ponygården 3, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

Hun var cute, det var hun faktisk, og jeg prøvede desperat ikke at tænke på min isse.

2014, Dennis Jürgensen, Hår(d), Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

Josephine Skriver har tidligere haft problemer med sit runde, cute ansigt og har det for så vidt stadigvæk.

2013, Anders Haahr Rasmussen, Modellen: #dayinthelife, Art People, →ISBN:

(youthful) sweet, attractive (of a person, especially a prospective partner)


analog

analog (neuter analogt, plural and definite singular attributive analoge)

analogt (neuter)
analoge (attributive definite singular)
analoge (attributive plural)
analog (positive)
analogt (positive)
analoge (plural positive)
analoge (positive)

From Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos). Equivalent to ana- + -log.


gram

gram (positive)
gramt (positive)
gramme (plural positive)
gramme (positive)

From Old Norse gramr, cognate with the Icelandic gramur (“resentful, irritated”).


fri

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fri (neuter frit, plural and definite singular attributive frie)

frit (neuter)
frie (attributive definite singular)
frie (attributive plural)
fri (positive)
friere (comparative)
friest (superlative)
frit (positive)
frie (plural positive)
friere (comparative plural)
friest (plural superlative)
frie (positive)
frieste (superlative)


bly

From Old Norse *bljúgr, whence also Icelandic bljúgur, Swedish blyg. Compare also Middle High German bliuc.

Hun ligger som regel stadig inde i sengen. Hun er meget bly.

2014, Robyn Grady, Michelle Reid, Sandra Marton, Altid hos dig/Ægteskab på afveje/Den uskyldige pige, Förlaget Harlequin AB, →ISBN:

She usually still lies in the bed. She is very shy.

Daniella, den yngste af de 3 italienske nonner, var meget kontaktsøgende. Hun var, modsat de andre, endnu ikke bly, ydmyg og privat.

2014, Lone Klint Grønbæk, Camino: Vandring og forandring, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 61:

Daniella, the youngest of the three Italian nuns, was very extroverted. She was, unlike the others, not yet shy, humble and private.


blyfri

blyfri (positive)
blyfrit (positive)
blyfrie (plural positive)
blyfrie (positive)


indolent

Borrowed from French indolent, from Latin indolens, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”).


arrogant

arrogant (neuter arrogant, plural and definite singular attributive arrogante)

arrogant (neuter)
arrogante (attributive definite singular)
arrogante (attributive plural)
arrogant (positive)
mere arrogant (comparative)
mest arrogant (superlative)
arrogante (plural positive)
mere arrogant (comparative plural)
mest arrogant (plural superlative)
arrogante (positive)
mest arrogante (superlative)

Via French arrogant, Derived from Latin arrogāns, present active participle of arrogō.


brat

brat (plural and definite singular attributive bratte, comparative brattere, superlative (predicative) brattest, superlative (attributive) bratteste)

bratte (attributive definite singular)
bratte (attributive plural)
brattere (comparative)
brattest (predicative superlative)
bratteste (attributive superlative)

A merger of two unrelated adjectives:
* Old Norse *brantr (east), brattr (west), from Proto-Germanic *brantaz, cognate with Norwegian bratt, Swedish brant, English brant.
* Old Norse bráðr (“hasty, sudden”), from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“hot, in a hurry, rushed”), cognate with Norwegian brå, Swedish bråd. In early modern Danish, the latter meaning also had the form brad, with the neuter bradt.


original

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original (neuter originalt, plural and definite singular attributive originale)

originalt (neuter)
originale (attributive definite singular)
originale (attributive plural)


fast

fast (positive)
faste (plural positive)
faste (positive)

From Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.


queer

queer (neuter queer, plural and definite singular attributive queer)

queer (neuter)
queer (attributive definite singular)
queer (attributive plural)

queer (not conforming to conventional sexual or gender norms)


ledig

ledig (neuter ledigt, plural and definite singular attributive ledige)

ledigt (neuter)
ledige (attributive definite singular)
ledige (attributive plural)

Der er ingen ledige båse, så i stedet må vi lave lort i vaskene.

There are no free stalls, so we must, instead, crap in the sinks.

Men man er enige om, at det er vigtigt at få de unge i gang med noget meningsfyldt, og så er der i øvrigt kun ganske få ledige tømrere i Kolding.

Fra min tid som enlig i 39-49-årsalderen husker jeg, hvor svært det Var at finde ledige mænd. Jo ældre jeg blev, jo mindre morsomt var det at gå i byen.

2010, Monica Krog-Meyer, Plusalderen, Art People, →ISBN, page 31:

Ældre piger, der holder hus for ledige mænd, er af eet stykke, hvad enten de er hellige eller ikke: de vil giftes; ...

2017, Knud Hjortø, Præster, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Man bryder sig simpelthen ikke om løsgående kvinder. 'Løse' og ledige kvinder, der bor alene på lejede værelser, advares om, at de af myndighederne betragtes som en potentiel trussel mod sædeligheden.

2010, Peter Henningsen, Hundemordet i Vimmelskaftet: og andre fortællinger fra 1700-tallets København, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN, page 58:

De purunge piger må han ikke røre, for de er endnu „salgsvarer“ i den forstand, at de ved et ægteskab kan indbringe deres forældre en affindelsessum. Hvis han bestemmer sig for en af de ledige kvinder, arrangerer hendes tidligere mand ...

2017, Arne Falk-Rønne, Dr. Klapperslange, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

single, not in a committed relationship (especially marriage)


gift

gift (positive)
gifte (plural positive)
gifte (positive)

Originally the past participle of gifte (“marry”).


mobil

mobil (positive)
mobilt (positive)
mobile (plural positive)
mobile (positive)

From French mobile, from Latin mōbilis (“moveable”).


universal

universal (positive)
universalt (positive)
universale (plural positive)
universale (positive)


intelligent

intelligent (positive)
intelligente (plural positive)
intelligente (positive)


halal

halal (neuter halal, plural and definite singular attributive halal)

halal (neuter)
halal (attributive definite singular)
halal (attributive plural)

(chiefly predicative, Islam) halal (allowed, especially with regard to food)


pure

From Latin pūre, the adverb of pūrus (“clean, pure”); or the definite form of pur (“pure”).


pure

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


net

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net (plural and definite singular attributive nette)

nette (attributive definite singular)
nette (attributive plural)
net (positive)
nettere (comparative)
nettest (superlative)
nette (plural positive)
nettere (comparative plural)
nettest (plural superlative)
nette (positive)
netteste (superlative)

From German nett, from Old French net (“neat”), from Latin nitidus (“shining”).

visually pleasing and proper; well-groomed


bar

bar (neuter bart, plural and definite singular attributive bare)

bart (neuter)
bare (attributive definite singular)
bare (attributive plural)
bar (positive)
bart (positive)
bare (plural positive)
bare (positive)

From Old Danish bar, Old West Norse berr (with ʀ-umlaut), from Proto-Germanic *bazaz.


vid

vid (positive)
videre (comparative)
videst (superlative)
vidt (positive)
vide (plural positive)
videre (comparative plural)
videst (plural superlative)
vide (positive)
videste (superlative)

From Old Norse víðr, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz (“broad, wide”), cognate with English wide and German weit.


trang

trang (neuter trangt, plural and definite singular attributive trange)

trangt (neuter)
trange (attributive definite singular)
trange (attributive plural)
trang (positive)
trangere (comparative)
trangest (superlative)
trangt (positive)
trange (plural positive)
trangere (comparative plural)
trangest (plural superlative)
trange (positive)
trangeste (superlative)


nem

nem (neuter nemt, plural and definite singular attributive nemme, comparative nemmere, superlative (predicative) nemmest, superlative (attributive) nemmeste)

nemt (neuter)
nemme (attributive definite singular)
nemme (attributive plural)
nemmere (comparative)
nemmest (predicative superlative)
nemmeste (attributive superlative)

From Old Norse næmr (“talented”), from Proto-Germanic *nēmiz (“takeable”).


lad

lad (positive)
ladere (comparative)
ladest (superlative)
ladt (positive)
lade (plural positive)
ladere (comparative plural)
ladest (plural superlative)
lade (positive)
ladeste (superlative)

From Old Danish lat, from Old Norse latr, from Proto-Germanic *lataz, from Proto-Indo-European *lē(y)d-.


engelsk

engelsk (plural and definite singular attributive engelske)

engelske (attributive definite singular)
engelske (attributive plural)

From Old Danish engelsk, from Old English Englisċ, Englisċ, derived from the ethnonym Engle (“Angles”).

English (of or pertaining to the English language)


enkel

enkel (neuter enkelt, plural and definite singular attributive enkle, comparative enklere, superlative (predicative) enklest, superlative (attributive) enkleste)

enkelt (neuter)
enkle (attributive definite singular)
enkle (attributive plural)
enklere (comparative)
enklest (predicative superlative)
enkleste (attributive superlative)

Middle Low German enkel, see also en (“one”)

en enkel legion


cerebral

cerebral (positive)
cerebralt (positive)
cerebrale (plural positive)
cerebrale (positive)

[serəˈb̥ʁɑːˀl]

From French cérébral (“cerebral”), from Latin cerebrum (“brain”).


kaput

kaput (neuter kaput, plural and definite singular attributive kaput)

kaput (neuter)
kaput (attributive definite singular)
kaput (attributive plural)

From German kaputt (“broken, out of order”), from French capot (“to be without a trick in the card game Piquet”).


sort

sort (positive)
sortere (comparative)
sortest (superlative)
sorte (plural positive)
sortere (comparative plural)
sortest (plural superlative)
sorte (positive)
sorteste (superlative)

Norwegian Bokmål: sort

From Old Norse svartr (“black”), from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd- (“dirty, dark, black”).

under the table; done in secret so as to avoid taxation


proper

proper (positive)
propert (positive)
propre (plural positive)
propre (positive)

[ˈpʰʁ̥oːˀb̥ɐ]

Borrowed from French propre (“clean, house-trained, own”), from Latin proprius (“own”).


glad

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glad (neuter glad, plural and definite singular attributive glade, comparative gladere, superlative (predicative) gladest, superlative (attributive) gladeste)

glad (neuter)
glade (attributive definite singular)
glade (attributive plural)
gladere (comparative)
gladest (predicative superlative)
gladeste (attributive superlative)


mange

many, a lot


medium

medium (neuter medium, plural and definite singular attributive medium)

medium (neuter)
medium (attributive definite singular)
medium (attributive plural)


ny

ny (neuter nyt, plural and definite singular attributive ny or nye)

nyt (neuter)
ny (attributive definite singular)
ny (attributive plural)
nye (attributive definite singular)
nye (attributive plural)
ny (positive)
nyere (comparative)
nyest (superlative)
nyt (positive)
nye (plural positive)
nyere (comparative plural)
nyest (plural superlative)
nye (positive)
nyeste (superlative)

From Old Danish ny, from Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).

man har et standpunkt til man tager et nyt

man kan ikke lære en gammel hund nye kunster


tom

tom (neuter tomt, plural and definite singular attributive tomme)

tomt (neuter)
tomme (attributive definite singular)
tomme (attributive plural)
tom (positive)
tommere (comparative)
tommest (superlative)
tomt (positive)
tomme (plural positive)
tommere (comparative plural)
tommest (plural superlative)
tomme (positive)
tommeste (superlative)

From Old Norse tómr, from Proto-Germanic *tōmaz (“empty”).


fucking

For det er helt okay at udøve den danske nationalsport nr. 1: at brokke sig. Bare man gør det på en fucking flink måde. Guerillagartnere og guerilla-strikkere.

2013, Lars AP, Fucking flink, Art People, →ISBN:

For it is totally okay to practice the #1 Danish national sport: complaining. As long as one does it in a fucking friendly manner. Guerrilla gardeners and guerrilla knitters.

Det kom fra hans far, som var en fucking bøsse.

2014, Christian Frost, Gud er bare hund stavet bagfra, Art People, →ISBN:

It came from his father, who was a fucking homo.

"For helvede da, Karen! Fatter du ikke et vink med en fucking vognstang?"

2014, Caroline Kepnes, DU, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

"Dammit, Karen! Can't you comprehend a clear fucking red flag?"

(slang, vulgar) fucking, intensifier, especially to indicate annoyance.


norsk

norsk (plural and definite singular attributive norske)

norske (attributive definite singular)
norske (attributive plural)
no. (alternative abbreviation)

From Old Danish nornst, cf. Middle Norwegian nornskr. The adjective was probably derived from Old Norse norrœnn (“Norwegian”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz (“northern”). Cognate with English northern.

Norwegian (of or relating to Norway, Norwegians or the Norwegian language)


sinister

sinister (neuter sinistert, plural and definite singular attributive sinistre)

sinistert (neuter)
sinistre (attributive definite singular)
sinistre (attributive plural)
sinister (positive)
sinistert (positive)
sinistre (plural positive)
sinistre (positive)


diagonal

diagonal (positive)
diagonalt (positive)
diagonale (plural positive)
diagonale (positive)


ren

ren (neuter rent, plural and definite singular attributive rene)

rent (neuter)
rene (attributive definite singular)
rene (attributive plural)
ren (positive)
renere (comparative)
renest (superlative)
rent (positive)
rene (plural positive)
renere (comparative plural)
renest (plural superlative)
rene (positive)
reneste (superlative)

From Old Norse hreinn (“clean”), from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz, cognate with Norwegian rein, Swedish ren, German rein, Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hrains).

pure, mere, sheer(without any added elements)


out

(colloquial or informal) unfashionable (out of fashion)


halve

plural and definite singular attributive of halv


variable

plural and definite singular attributive of variabel


inverse

plural and definite singular attributive of invers


smart

smart (neuter smart, plural and definite singular attributive smarte, comparative smartere, superlative (predicative) smartest, superlative (attributive) smarteste)

smart (neuter)
smarte (attributive definite singular)
smarte (attributive plural)
smartere (comparative)
smartest (predicative superlative)
smarteste (attributive superlative)

(of a solution, contraption, plan etc.) well thought-out, neat


fin

fin (neuter fint, plural and definite singular attributive fine)

fint (neuter)
fine (attributive definite singular)
fine (attributive plural)
fin (positive)
finere (comparative)
finest (superlative)
fint (positive)
fine (plural positive)
finere (comparative plural)
finest (plural superlative)
fine (positive)
fineste (superlative)

From late Old Norse fínn, ultimately from Latin finis.


super

super (neuter super or supert, plural super or (unofficial) supre)

super (neuter)
supert (neuter)
super (plural)
supre (colloquial plural)

Borrowed via English super from Latin super (“over”)


relative

inflection of relativ:
definite singular


videre

Comparative form of the adjective vid (“wide”).


royal

royal (neuter royalt, plural and definite singular attributive royale)

royalt (neuter)
royale (attributive definite singular)
royale (attributive plural)

From French royal, from Latin rēgālis, Derived from Latin rēx.

Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.

someone who deals with or supports the royal family.


veg

veg (positive)
vegere (comparative)
vegest (superlative)
vegt (positive)
vege (plural positive)
vegere (comparative plural)
vegest (plural superlative)
vege (positive)
vegeste (superlative)

From Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz.


fad

fad (neuter fad or fadt, plural and definite singular attributive fade)

fad (neuter)
fadt (neuter)
fade (attributive definite singular)
fade (attributive plural)

From French fade, from Late Latin *fatidus, a blend of Latin fatuus (“foolish”) and vapidus (“vapid”).


opmærksom

opmærksom (positive)
opmærksommere (comparative)
opmærksomst (superlative)
opmærksomt (positive)
opmærksomme (plural positive)
opmærksommere (comparative plural)
opmærksomst (plural superlative)
opmærksomme (positive)
opmærksomste (superlative)

/ˈɔpˌmæɐ̯ɡsɒm/

From German aufmerksam, from aufmerken (“to observe”) and the adjective forming suffix -sam.

alert, attentive, mindful, observant, observing, watchful


flere

From Old Norse fleiri, from Proto-Germanic *flaizô, derived from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“full, many”), compare Latin plūs and Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn), which are used with both uncountable nouns (quantity) and countable nouns (number).

inh

Jeg har flere æbler end pærer.

more (in relation to number, with countable nouns)

Flere dyrearter er i dag blevet opdaget.

Today, several species of animals have been discovered.

Man kan sidde flere i denne stol.


mulig

head

mulig (neuter muligt, plural and definite singular attributive mulige)

muligt (neuter)
mulige (attributive definite singular)
mulige (attributive plural)
mulig (positive)
muligt (positive)
mulige (plural positive)
mulige (positive)

From late Old Norse mǫguligr, from Middle Low German mogelik. Cognate to German möglich.


elitær

elitær (positive)
elitært (positive)
elitære (plural positive)
elitære (positive)

[eliˈtˢɛːˀɐ̯]

From elite + -ær, after French élitaire. First attested in the from 1969. Cognate with German elitär.


fine

plural and definite singular attributive of fin


positive

inflection of positiv:
definite singular


frigid

frigid (positive)
frigidt (positive)
frigide (plural positive)
frigide (positive)


mat

mat (neuter mat, plural and definite singular attributive matte)

mat (neuter)
matte (attributive definite singular)
matte (attributive plural)


plat

plat (plural and definite singular attributive platte)

platte (attributive definite singular)
platte (attributive plural)
plat (positive)
plattere (comparative)
plattest (superlative)
platte (plural positive)
plattere (comparative plural)
plattest (plural superlative)
platte (positive)
platteste (superlative)

Borrowed via Middle Low German platt from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, which probably is loan from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), a cognate of Danish flad.

De ting, hun lavede, var platte og måtte klemmes ud af pligt. Først når de andre spillede dem, blev de til andet end livløse slag på klaveret.

2016, Anne Strandvad, Vejen til Sofie, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

The things she made were uninspired and had to be squeezed out by duty. It was only when others played them that they became anything else than lifeless beatings on the piano.

Jeg fandt, at især de sidste fire linjer i visen var platte og stødende.

2006, Min krønike: 1932-1979, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 150:

I found that, in particular, the last four lines in the song were inane and offensive.

Enhver var af den opfattelse, Ladegaards morsomheder var platte.

2016, Jørgen Thorgaard, Kolonien, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Everyone was of the view that Ladegaard's jokes were corny.

... at de syntes Carolines bemærkninger var platte, ...

2011, Irene Oestrich, Slip bekymringerne, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

... that they felt Caroline's remarks to be stupid, ...

Mænds fascination af Martin berørte ham meget lidt. Han syntes dog bøsserne var besværlige – han syntes, de oftest var platte og seksuelt fikserede.

1986, Eske Holm, Den erotiske handel: roman:

The fascination that men held for Martin affected him very little. He did however feel that the gays were troublesome – he felt that they were most often insipid and sexually fixated.

inane, lacking inspiration, corny, insipid


triste

plural and definite singular attributive of trist


trist

trist (neuter trist, plural and definite singular attributive triste, comparative tristere, superlative (predicative) tristest, superlative (attributive) tristeste)

trist (neuter)
triste (attributive definite singular)
triste (attributive plural)
tristere (comparative)
tristest (predicative superlative)
tristeste (attributive superlative)

From Latin tristis, via French triste and German trist.


rare

plural and definite singular attributive of rar


slut

From Swedish slut, from Middle Low German slūt.


moderne

From French moderne, from Medieval Latin modernus.

Coordinate term: klassisk

modern (pertaining to the current time and style)


normal

normal (neuter normalt, plural and definite singular attributive normale)

normalt (neuter)
normale (attributive definite singular)
normale (attributive plural)
normal (positive)
normalt (positive)
normale (plural positive)
normale (positive)

ordinary, usual, typical
scheduled, planned

without deficiencies, working as it is should (living beings, organs etc.)


tam

tam (positive)
tammere (comparative)
tammest (superlative)
tamt (positive)
tamme (plural positive)
tammere (comparative plural)
tammest (plural superlative)
tamme (positive)
tammeste (superlative)

From Old Danish tam, from Old Norse tamr, from Proto-Germanic *tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-.


stupid

stupid (positive)
stupidt (positive)
stupide (plural positive)
stupide (positive)


palatal

palatal (positive)
palatalt (positive)
palatale (plural positive)
palatale (positive)


hip

hip (neuter hipt, plural and definite singular attributive hippe)

hipt (neuter)
hippe (attributive definite singular)
hippe (attributive plural)
hip (positive)
hippere (comparative)
hippest (superlative)
hipt (positive)
hippe (plural positive)
hippere (comparative plural)
hippest (plural superlative)
hippe (positive)
hippeste (superlative)

(colloquial) modern, in, fashionable, trendy


mild

mild (positive)
mildere (comparative)
mildest (superlative)
mildt (positive)
milde (plural positive)
mildere (comparative plural)
mildest (plural superlative)
milde (positive)
mildeste (superlative)


absolut

absolut (plural and definite singular attributive absolutte)

absolutte (attributive definite singular)
absolutte (attributive plural)
absolut (positive)
absolutte (plural positive)
absolutte (positive)

absolute, nonrelative (which is unconditional and independent of other (similar) conditions)


abstrakt

abstrakt (plural and definite singular attributive abstrakte)

abstrakte (attributive definite singular)
abstrakte (attributive plural)
abstrakt (positive)
mere abstrakt (comparative)
mest abstrakt (superlative)
abstrakte (plural positive)
mere abstrakt (comparative plural)
mest abstrakt (plural superlative)
abstrakte (positive)
mest abstrakte (superlative)

konkret

antonym(s) of “apart from practice or reality, not concrete”

naturalistisk

antonym(s) of “free from representational qualities”

From Latin abstractus, past participle of abstrahere (“draw away, withdraw”).

abstract (apart from practice or reality, not concrete; free from representational qualities)


rap

rap (neuter rapt, plural and definite singular attributive rappe, comparative rappere, superlative (predicative) rappest, superlative (attributive) rappeste)

rapt (neuter)
rappe (attributive definite singular)
rappe (attributive plural)
rappere (comparative)
rappest (predicative superlative)
rappeste (attributive superlative)
rap (positive)
rappere (comparative)
rappest (superlative)
rapt (positive)
rappe (plural positive)
rappere (comparative plural)
rappest (plural superlative)
rappe (positive)
rappeste (superlative)

Et øjeblik stod jeg og ledte efter et rapt svar.

2010, Jette A. Kaarsbøl, Din næstes hus: roman, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 332:

For a moment, I stood searching for a quick reply.

“Motorcykler, der kan man bare se. Det er ellers nogle rappe maskiner. Har du kørt selv?“

2016, Kåre Johannessen, Kejserhøgen, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

“Motor bikes, will you look at that. Those are indeed some fast machines. Have you driven them yourself?“

Han var også tyveknægten, der ikke ejede andet end en skarpsleben lommekniv, nogle rappe fingre, en god portion vovemod og et frækt sindelag.

2016, Kenneth Bøgh Andersen, Himmelherren, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

He was also the thief-boy, who owned nothing but a sharply-ground pocket-knife, some quick fingers, a large portion of daring and a mischievous disposition.


loyal

loyal (positive)
loyalt (positive)
loyale (plural positive)
loyale (positive)


tight

tight (plural and definite singular attributive tighte)

tighte (attributive definite singular)
tighte (attributive plural)

(music) tight (keeping time and with musical understanding)


lys

lys (neuter lyst, plural and definite singular attributive lyse)

lyst (neuter)
lyse (attributive definite singular)
lyse (attributive plural)
lys (positive)
lysere (comparative)
lysest (superlative)
lyst (positive)
lyse (plural positive)
lysere (comparative plural)
lysest (plural superlative)
lyse (positive)
lyseste (superlative)

From Old Danish lius, from Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.


mest

From Old Danish mest, from Old Norse mestr.

Den er mest afskyelig af dem alle.

Hun havde mest plads.


principal

principal (neuter principalt, plural and definite singular attributive principale)

principalt (neuter)
principale (attributive definite singular)
principale (attributive plural)
principal (positive)
principalt (positive)
principale (plural positive)
principale (positive)

main, primary, key (mainly used in legal matters)


elegant

elegant (positive)
elegantere (comparative)
elegantest (superlative)
elegante (plural positive)
elegantere (comparative plural)
elegantest (plural superlative)
elegante (positive)
eleganteste (superlative)

Borrowed from French élégant, from Latin ēlegāns.


blind

blind (positive)
mere blind (comparative)
mest blind (superlative)
blindt (positive)
blinde (plural positive)
mere blind (comparative plural)
mest blind (plural superlative)
blinde (positive)
mest blinde (superlative)

From Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.


lav

lav (neuter lavt, plural and definite singular attributive lave)

lavt (neuter)
lave (attributive definite singular)
lave (attributive plural)
lav (positive)
lavere (comparative)
lavest (superlative)
lavt (positive)
lave (plural positive)
lavere (comparative plural)
lavest (plural superlative)
lave (positive)
laveste (superlative)

From Old Danish lagh, from Old Norse lágr, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, cognate with Norwegian låg, Swedish låg. English low is borrowed from Old Norse.


lave

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


angst

From Middle High German angest, from Old High German angust, from Proto-Germanic *angustiz.


atonal

atonal (positive)
atonalt (positive)
atonale (plural positive)
atonale (positive)


brad

head

brad (neuter bradt, plural and definite singular attributive brade)

bradt (neuter)
brade (attributive definite singular)
brade (attributive plural)

From Old Norse bráðr, from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“in a hurry”), cognate with Swedish bråd.


fro

Borrowed from Middle Low German vrō (“happy”), from Proto-Germanic *frawaz (“energetic”), cognate with German froh, Old Norse frár (“swift”).


gravid

gravid (positive)
gravidt (positive)
gravide (plural positive)
gravide (positive)

From Latin gravidus (“laden, pregnant”), from gravis (“heavy”).


mere

From Old Danish mere, from Old Norse meiri (“more”), from Proto-Germanic *maizô.

Han er mere højtidelig end jeg er.

I har mere plads end jeg har.


ret

ret (plural and definite singular attributive rette)

rette (attributive definite singular)
rette (attributive plural)

From Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, cognate with Swedish rätt, rät, English right, German recht, gerecht. The Germanic adjective goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós, hence Latin rēctus (“straight”), Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós, “stretched out”).

cog

en ret linje

den rette arving

Strik skiftevis tre masker ret og to vrang.

Alternately, knit three stitches and purl two. (lit.: "knit three stitches knitwise and two purlwise")

(knitting, also used adverbially) plain, knitwise


sen

head

sen (neuter sent, plural and definite singular attributive sene)

sent (neuter)
sene (attributive definite singular)
sene (attributive plural)
sen (positive)
senere (comparative)
senest (superlative)
sent (positive)
sene (plural positive)
senere (comparative plural)
senest (plural superlative)
sene (positive)
seneste (superlative)

From Old Norse seinn (“late”), from Proto-Germanic *sainaz, *sainijaz, cognate with Old English sǣne.


vis

vis (neuter vist, plural and definite singular attributive vise)

vist (neuter)
vise (attributive definite singular)
vise (attributive plural)
vis (positive)
visere (comparative)
visest (superlative)
vist (positive)
vise (plural positive)
visere (comparative plural)
visest (plural superlative)
vise (positive)
viseste (superlative)

From Old Norse víss, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“wise”). Cognates include Norwegian vis, Swedish vis, English wise, and German weise.


vis

vis (neuter vist, plural and definite singular attributive visse)

vist (neuter)
visse (attributive definite singular)
visse (attributive plural)
vis (positive)
vist (positive)
visse (plural positive)
visse (positive)

From Old Norse viss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz, cognate with Norwegian viss, Swedish viss, German gewiss.

den visse død

En vis Hr. Broholm vil tale med Dem.


diverse

diverse (positive)
diverse (plural positive)

han annoncerede under «diverse»

he inserted an ad in the "miscellaneous" section

various, sundry, miscellaneous, incidental.


fatal

fatal (positive)
fatalt (positive)
fatale (plural positive)
fatale (positive)


frisk

frisk (neuter frisk or friskt, plural and definite singular attributive friske)

frisk (neuter)
friskt (neuter)
friske (attributive definite singular)
friske (attributive plural)
frisk (positive)
friskere (comparative)
friskest (superlative)
friske (plural positive)
friskere (comparative plural)
friskest (plural superlative)
friske (positive)
friskeste (superlative)

From Middle Low German vrisch, versch, from Old High German frisc, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, cognate with English fresh, German frisch, Dutch vers. Doublet of fersk.


fundamental

fundamental (positive)
fundamentalt (positive)
fundamentale (plural positive)
fundamentale (positive)


reel

reel (positive)
reelt (positive)
reelle (plural positive)
reelle (positive)

Borrowed from French réel (“real”), from Medieval Latin reālis (“actual”).

reliable, trustworthy, honest (about a person)

(mathematics) real (being a real number)


slap

slap (positive)
slappere (comparative)
slappest (superlative)
slapt (positive)
slappe (plural positive)
slappere (comparative plural)
slappest (plural superlative)
slappe (positive)
slappeste (superlative)

From Middle Low German slap, from Proto-Germanic *slap-, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b- (“to be weak, limp, languid”), see also Latin labō (“fluctuate, waver”).


sober

sober (positive)
sobrere (comparative)
sobrest (superlative)
sobert (positive)
sobre (plural positive)
sobrere (comparative plural)
sobrest (plural superlative)
sobre (positive)
sobreste (superlative)

sober (in character; moderate; realistic; serious)


international

international (positive)
internationalt (positive)
internationale (plural positive)
internationale (positive)

From New Latin internationalis, a compound of inter- + nationalis.

international, having to do with more nations

international, having to do with relations between two or more nations

international, foreign, having to do with another nation than your own


irrelevant

irrelevant (positive)
irrelevante (plural positive)
irrelevante (positive)


offensive

plural and definite singular attributive of offensiv


national

national (positive)
nationalt (positive)
nationale (plural positive)
nationale (positive)

national, having to do with a particular country in opposition to other nations

national, having to do with the whole and not only single parts of it

patriotic, having positive feelings for one's own nation


nedværdigende

nedværdigende (positive)
nedværdigende (plural positive)


anonym

anonym (positive)
anonymt (positive)
anonyme (plural positive)
anonyme (positive)


afferent

afferent (positive)
afferente (plural positive)
afferente (positive)

(anatomy) carrying towards central organs


efferent

efferent (positive)
efferente (plural positive)
efferente (positive)

(anatomy) carrying away from a central organ


mage

From Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô, *gamakô, cognate with English match.

Den store Kjærlighed, som forenede dem til et i Sandhed mage Par, var vokset i jævn og kraftig Stigning fra Medfølelse til Respekt, fra den til Beundring - og da var der jo ikke ret langt til Kjærligheden!

1895, Magdalene Thoresen, Livsluft: fortaellinger, page 2:

The great love that united them into a truly well-fittingcouple, had grown at an even and strong rate from sympathy to respect, from that to admiration - and then there was no far distance to love!

De er vel tilsyneladende, med hele rigdommens selvsikkerhed, et mere mage par, end den umage Erling […] ville være sammen med Hedvig.

2009, Peter Michael Lauritzen, Grund og bølge: en litterær, tids- og åndshistorisk studie af Erik Aalbæk Jensens forfatterskab, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 469:

They are seemingly, with all the confidence of wealth, a more similar pair, than the dissimilar Erling […] would be with Hedvig.


permanent

head

permanent (neuter permanent, plural and definite singular attributive permanente)

permanent (neuter)
permanente (attributive definite singular)
permanente (attributive plural)
permanent (positive)
permanente (plural positive)
permanente (positive)


negative

definite attributive positive degree/superlative degree


neutral

neutral (neuter neutralt, plural and definite singular attributive neutrale)

neutralt (neuter)
neutrale (attributive definite singular)
neutrale (attributive plural)
neutral (positive)
mere neutral (comparative)
mest neutral (superlative)
neutralt (positive)
neutrale (plural positive)
mere neutral (comparative plural)
mest neutral (plural superlative)
neutrale (positive)
mest neutrale (superlative)

Neither positive nor negative
(chemistry) neither acidic nor alkaline

Neither positive nor negative
neither acidic nor alkaline

Neither positive nor negative
(physics) uncharged, chargeless

Neither positive nor negative
uncharged, chargeless


japansk

japansk (positive)
japanske (plural positive)
japanske (positive)

[jaˈpʰæːˀnsɡ̊]

Japanese (of or relating to Japan or its people or language)


social

social (neuter socialt, plural and definite singular attributive sociale)

socialt (neuter)
sociale (attributive definite singular)
sociale (attributive plural)

From French social, from Latin sociālis (“concerning a partner or an ally”), an adjective derived from the noun socius (“partner, ally”).


rum

head

rum (neuter rumt, plural and definite singular attributive rumme)

rumt (neuter)
rumme (attributive definite singular)
rumme (attributive plural)
rum (positive)
rummere (comparative)
rummest (superlative)
rumt (positive)
rumme (plural positive)
rummere (comparative plural)
rummest (plural superlative)
rumme (positive)
rummeste (superlative)

From Old Norse rúmr, from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz (“roomy, spacious, open”), cognate with English room (archaic), German raum (archaic), Dutch ruim, Gothic 𐍂𐌿𐌼𐍃 (rums). Related to the noun.

inh

in the modern language only in the expressions i rum sø (“in open sea”) and rum tid (“long time”)


total

head

total (neuter totalt, plural and definite singular attributive totale)

totalt (neuter)
totale (attributive definite singular)
totale (attributive plural)
total (positive)
totalt (positive)
totale (plural positive)
totale (positive)

[tˢoˈtˢæːˀl]

From French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis.


proportional

proportional (positive)
proportionalt (positive)
proportionale (plural positive)
proportionale (positive)


oval

oval (neuter ovalt, plural and definite singular attributive ovale)

ovalt (neuter)
ovale (attributive definite singular)
ovale (attributive plural)
oval (positive)
ovalt (positive)
ovale (plural positive)
ovale (positive)


nominal

nominal (neuter nominalt, plural and definite singular attributive nominale)

nominalt (neuter)
nominale (attributive definite singular)
nominale (attributive plural)
nominal (positive)
nominalt (positive)
nominale (plural positive)
nominale (positive)

From Latin nominalis. See there for more.

Coordinate term: substantivisk

(linguistics) Relating to a word or construction which may function in nounlike manner; nominal

(finance) Relating to the nominal value or face value (as opposed to the real or market value); nominal

Something whose existence, value or function is rather theoretical or symbolic, and which does not necessarily correspond to a reality; nominal, formal, in name only

(statistics, of a variable) Having values whose order is insignificant; nominal


brun

brun (neuter brunt, plural and definite singular attributive brune)

brunt (neuter)
brune (attributive definite singular)
brune (attributive plural)
brun (positive)
brunere (comparative)
brunest (superlative)
brunt (positive)
brune (plural positive)
brunere (comparative plural)
brunest (plural superlative)
brune (positive)
bruneste (superlative)


blå

blå (neuter blåt, plural and definite singular attributive blå)

blåt (neuter)
blå (attributive definite singular)
blå (attributive plural)
blaa (alternative)

From Old Norse blár (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”).


gul

gul (positive)
gult (positive)
gule (plural positive)
gule (positive)

From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).


blank

blank (positive)
blankere (comparative)
blankest (superlative)
blankt (positive)
blanke (plural positive)
blankere (comparative plural)
blankest (plural superlative)
blanke (positive)
blankeste (superlative)

From Middle Low German blank, from Old Saxon blank, from Proto-West Germanic *blank.

(of e.g. paper) empty, blank, bearing no inscription or drawings

“En samlet opposition siger blankt nej til regeringens adgangsbillet til forsvarsforlig.”

direct, without circumvention or additions


isobar

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isobar (neuter isobart, plural and definite singular attributive isobare)

isobart (neuter)
isobare (attributive definite singular)
isobare (attributive plural)


amok

From English amok or from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).

Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.

In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk.


illegal

illegal (positive)
illegalt (positive)
illegale (plural positive)
illegale (positive)


rig

rig (neuter rigt, plural and definite singular attributive rige, comparative rigere, superlative (predicative) rigest, superlative (attributive) rigeste)

rigt (neuter)
rige (attributive definite singular)
rige (attributive plural)
rigere (comparative)
rigest (predicative superlative)
rigeste (attributive superlative)
rig (positive)
rigere (comparative)
rigest (superlative)
rigt (positive)
rige (plural positive)
rigere (comparative plural)
rigest (plural superlative)
rige (positive)
rigeste (superlative)

From Old Norse ríkr (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.


tung

tung (neuter tungt, plural and definite singular attributive tunge)

tungt (neuter)
tunge (attributive definite singular)
tunge (attributive plural)
tung (positive)
tungere (comparative)
tungest (superlative)
tungt (positive)
tunge (plural positive)
tungere (comparative plural)
tungest (plural superlative)
tunge (positive)
tungeste (superlative)

From Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic *þunguz, from *tengʰ- (“to pull back, be heavy”), cf. Lithuanian tingùs (“heavy”), Russian тя́жкий (tjážkij, “hard”).


virulent

virulent (plural and definite singular attributive virulente)

virulente (attributive definite singular)
virulente (attributive plural)


stor

stor (neuter stort, plural and definite singular attributive store, comparative større, superlative (predicative) størst, superlative (attributive) største)

stort (neuter)
store (attributive definite singular)
store (attributive plural)
større (comparative)
størst (predicative superlative)
største (attributive superlative)

From Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”), from Proto-Germanic *stōraz, cognate with English stour.

der

Einstein anses for en af de største videnskabsfolk i historien.

Einstein is considered one of the greatest scientists of history.

Alexander den Store

Samtidig rykkede biografierne grænserne for, hvad en kvinde kunne tillade sig og forsynede kvinder med viden om historiens store kvinder, hvilket de kunne anvende i praksis når de skulle argumentere for deres sag.

2014, Jesper Petersen, Fra harem til islamisk feminisme: Kvindernes kamp i Egypten, Akademisk Rejseforlag, →ISBN, page 82:

Also, the biographies pushed the envelope of what a woman could do, and supplied women with knowledge of the great women of history, which they could use in practice when arguing for themselves.

Her oplevede de, at store videnskabsmænd kunne berige ikke alene hinandens tilværelse, men også deres forskning gennem dette.

2014, Asbjørn Jakobsen Fanø, Menneskelivet - en opdagelsesrejse: Hvad vil det sige at være menneske? Et liv i Folkehøjskolen og omegn, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 89:

Here, they experienced that great scientists could enrich not only each other's existence, but also their research hereby.

Der skulle således i kalenderen indskrives navnedage for historiens store videnskabsmænd, oprettes templer og statuer til deres ære, ja, der skulle endda indstiftes 'sociale sakramenter' til minde om dem.

2015, Lars Albinus, Studium Generale, Klim, →ISBN:

Thus, name days should be added to the calendar for the great scientists of history, temples and statues should be erected in their honor, yes, even 'social sacraments' should be institued in their memory.

store bogstaver

Den lå i en travl købstad, hvor en hel del af kunderne var midaldrende, lidt store kvinder, som igen og igen måtte gå derfra uden at have købt noget, fordi der ikke var noget i deres størrelse.

2015, Maeve Binchy, Fortællinger fra Chestnut Street, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

It was situated in a busy shopping city, where quite a lot of the customers were middle-aged, slightly large women, who time and time again had to leave without bying anything, since there was nothing they could fit.

Bag autoliftene viftede store kvinder sig og vogtede over køletasker.

2015, Rachel Kushner, Flammekasterne, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Behind the auto lifts, heavy-set women fanned themselves and guarded cooler bags.

Karl blev sur da de store børn ikke ville lege med ham.

Karl became angry when the older children wouldn't play with him.


stort

[ˈsd̥oˀɐ̯d̥]

[ˈsd̥oɐ̯ˀd̥]


sur

sur (positive)
surere (comparative)
surest (superlative)
surt (positive)
sure (plural positive)
surere (comparative plural)
surest (plural superlative)
sure (positive)
sureste (superlative)

From Old Norse súrr (“sour”), from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros.

sour (having an acid, sharp or tangy taste)

(of a person or communication) surly, cross, annoyed, sulky, sore


brutal

brutal (positive)
brutalere (comparative)
brutalest (superlative)
brutalt (positive)
brutale (plural positive)
brutalere (comparative plural)
brutalest (plural superlative)
brutale (positive)
brutaleste (superlative)

[b̥ʁuˈtˢæːˀl]

From French brutal, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”).


knap

knap (positive)
knapt (positive)
knappe (plural positive)
knappe (positive)

Probably from Middle Low German knap, otherwise related to it. Further cognate with German knapp, Swedish knapp, Dutch knap.


min

From Old Norse mínn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my”), genitive of *ek (“I”).

Alternative form: min.


portugisisk

portugisisk (positive)
portugisiske (plural positive)
portugisiske (positive)

[pʰɒtˢuˈɡ̊iːˀsisɡ̊]


lyst

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


materiel

materiel (positive)
materielt (positive)
materielle (plural positive)
materielle (positive)

Borrowed from French matériel, from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māterĭa (“matter”), from mater, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).


gal

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gal (neuter galt, plural and definite singular attributive gale)

galt (neuter)
gale (attributive definite singular)
gale (attributive plural)

From Old Danish galæn, from Old Norse galinn (“enchanted, mad”), a past participle of gala (“to sing, chant”) (Danish gale (“to crow”)).


omnipotent

omnipotent (neuter omnipotent, plural and definite singular attributive omnipotente)

omnipotent (neuter)
omnipotente (attributive definite singular)
omnipotente (attributive plural)


ultraviolet

ultraviolet (positive)
ultraviolete (plural positive)
ultraviolete (positive)


desperate

plural and definite singular attributive of desperat


ond

ond (neuter ondt, plural and definite singular attributive onde, comparative ondere or værre, superlative (predicative) ondest or værst, superlative (attributive) ondeste or værste)

ondt (neuter)
onde (attributive definite singular)
onde (attributive plural)
ondere (comparative)
værre (comparative)
ondest (predicative superlative)
værst (predicative superlative)
ondeste (attributive superlative)
værste (attributive superlative)


aktiv

aktiv (neuter aktivt, plural and definite singular attributive aktive)

aktivt (neuter)
aktive (attributive definite singular)
aktive (attributive plural)
aktiv (positive)
aktivere (comparative)
aktivest (superlative)
aktivt (positive)
aktive (plural positive)
aktivere (comparative plural)
aktivest (plural superlative)
aktive (positive)
aktiveste (superlative)

[ˈɑɡ̊ˌtˢiwˀ]

From Latin āctīvus, derived from the verb agō (“to act”).

(grammar) active (being in the active voice)

(LGBTQ, slang) top (of a male with preference for penetrating in same-sex intercourse)


stump

stump (neuter stumpt, plural and definite singular attributive stumpe, comparative stumpere, superlative (predicative) stumpest, superlative (attributive) stumpeste)

stumpt (neuter)
stumpe (attributive definite singular)
stumpe (attributive plural)
stumpere (comparative)
stumpest (predicative superlative)
stumpeste (attributive superlative)

From Middle Low German stump, from Old Saxon *stump, from Proto-West Germanic *stump, from Proto-Germanic *stumpaz.

en stump genstand


hypernym

hypernym (positive)
hypernymt (positive)
hypernyme (plural positive)
hypernyme (positive)


lang

lang (neuter langt, plural and definite singular attributive lange, comparative længere, superlative (predicative) længst, superlative (attributive) længste)

langt (neuter)
lange (attributive definite singular)
lange (attributive plural)
længere (comparative)
længst (predicative superlative)
længste (attributive superlative)

From Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), cognate with Swedish lång, English long, German lang. The adjective goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos, *dl̥h₁gʰós (“long”), which is also the source of Latin longus, Ancient Greek δολιχός (dolikhós).


højre

From Old Danish høghræ, from Old Norse hǿgri, a comparative of the adjective hǿgr (“convenient”).


venstre

From Old Norse vinstri, from Proto-Germanic *winistraz.


dum

dum (positive)
dummere (comparative)
dummest (superlative)
dumt (positive)
dumme (plural positive)
dummere (comparative plural)
dummest (plural superlative)
dumme (positive)
dummeste (superlative)

From Old Norse dumbr (“dumb”), and in the main sense stupid from German dumm. Both from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-. Compare Norwegian and Swedish dum, Icelandic dumbur, English dumb, Low German dumm, Dutch dom, German dumm.


latent

latent (positive)
latente (plural positive)
latente (positive)

From German latent, from French latent, from Latin latens, present participle of latere (“to be hidden”).

latent (existing or present but concealed or inactive)


flamboyant

flamboyant (positive)
flamboyante (plural positive)
flamboyante (positive)

Borrowed from French flamboyant (“flaming, wavy”), present participle of flamboyer (“to flame, blaze”).


var

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz, cognate with English aware.


fossil

fossil (positive)
fossilt (positive)
fossile (plural positive)
fossile (positive)

From Latin fossilis, from fossa (“ditch”).

fossil (noun modifier), fossilised (UK), fossilized


autonom

autonom (neuter autonomt, plural and definite singular attributive autonome)

autonomt (neuter)
autonome (attributive definite singular)
autonome (attributive plural)
autonom (positive)
mere autonom (comparative)
mest autonom (superlative)
autonomt (positive)
autonome (plural positive)
mere autonom (comparative plural)
mest autonom (plural superlative)
autonome (positive)
mest autonome (superlative)


grim

grim (positive)
grimmere (comparative)
grimmest (superlative)
grimt (positive)
grimme (plural positive)
grimmere (comparative plural)
grimmest (plural superlative)
grimme (positive)
grimmeste (superlative)

From Old Norse grimmr, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz.


nobel

nobel (neuter nobelt, plural and definite singular attributive noble)

nobelt (neuter)
noble (attributive definite singular)
noble (attributive plural)
nobel (positive)
noblere (comparative)
noblest (superlative)
nobelt (positive)
noble (plural positive)
noblere (comparative plural)
noblest (plural superlative)
noble (positive)
nobleste (superlative)

associated with quality, luxury and stylish elegance


efficient

efficient (positive)
efficiente (plural positive)
efficiente (positive)


glacial

glacial (positive)
glacialt (positive)
glaciale (plural positive)
glaciale (positive)


hypotetisk

hypotetisk (plural and definite singular attributive hypotetiske)

hypotetiske (attributive definite singular)
hypotetiske (attributive plural)
hypotetisk (positive)
hypotetiske (plural positive)
hypotetiske (positive)


pene

plural and definite singular attributive of pen


brillante

inflection of brillant:
definite singular


deponent

deponent (positive)
deponente (plural positive)
deponente (positive)

(grammar, of a verb). verb conjugated passively but used actively.


heltemodig

heltemodig (positive)
heltemodigt (positive)
heltemodige (plural positive)
heltemodige (positive)

From heltemod + -ig. Compare Swedish hjältemodig.


heroisk

heroisk (positive)
heroiske (plural positive)
heroiske (positive)


topløs

topløs (positive)
topløst (positive)
topløse (plural positive)
topløse (positive)


tolerant

tolerant (neuter tolerant, plural and definite singular attributive tolerante)

tolerant (neuter)
tolerante (attributive definite singular)
tolerante (attributive plural)

From French tolérant, derived from French tolérer, see Danish tolerere.

tolerant (of a person, act, or the like)

(especially medicine) tolerant (to a substance or the like)


nøgen

nøgen (neuter nøgent, plural and definite singular attributive nøgne)

nøgent (neuter)
nøgne (attributive definite singular)
nøgne (attributive plural)
nøgen (positive)
nøgent (positive)
nøgne (plural positive)
nøgne (positive)

From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked, bare”). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian naken, Icelandic nakinn, English naked, West Frisian neaken, Low German naakd, Dutch naakt, German nackt.


skægget

skægget (positive)
skæggede (plural positive)
skæggede (positive)

[ˈsɡ̊ɛːɡ̊əð]

From Old Norse skeggjaðr (“bearded”), equivalent to skæg (“beard”) + -et.


skæg

skæg (positive)
skæggere (comparative)
skæggest (superlative)
skægt (positive)
skægge (plural positive)
skæggere (comparative plural)
skæggest (plural superlative)
skægge (positive)
skæggeste (superlative)


lystig

lystig (positive)
lystigere (comparative)
lystigst (superlative)
lystigt (positive)
lystige (plural positive)
lystigere (comparative plural)
lystigst (plural superlative)
lystige (positive)
lystigste (superlative)


dansk

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dansk (plural and definite singular attributive danske)

danske (attributive definite singular)
danske (attributive plural)

From Old Norse danskr, from danir (“Danes”) + -sk.


eddikesur

eddikesur (positive)
eddikesurt (positive)
eddikesure (plural positive)
eddikesure (positive)

[ˈæðɡ̊əˌsuɐ̯ˀ]

[ˈæðiɡ̊əˌsuɐ̯ˀ]

[ˈæðɡ̊əˈsuɐ̯ˀ]

[ˈæðiɡ̊əˈsuɐ̯ˀ]

From eddike (“vinegar”) + sur (“acid, sour”).

(figuratively) vinegary (acerbic, bitter)


lodden

lodden (plural and definite singular attributive lodne)

lodne (attributive definite singular)
lodne (attributive plural)
lodden (positive)
mere lodden (comparative)
mest lodden (superlative)
loddent (positive)
lodne (plural positive)
mere lodden (comparative plural)
mest lodden (plural superlative)
lodne (positive)
mest lodne (superlative)

From Old Norse loðinn (“hairy, grassy”).


juvenil

juvenil (neuter juvenilt, plural and definite singular attributive juvenile)

juvenilt (neuter)
juvenile (attributive definite singular)
juvenile (attributive plural)
juvenil (positive)
juvenilt (positive)
juvenile (plural positive)
juvenile (positive)

(geology) originating from the Earth's interior, (especially water released by volcanic eruptions or in hot springs)

Coordinate term: infantil


amerikansk

amerikansk (positive)
amerikanske (plural positive)
amerikanske (positive)

American; of or pertaining to the Americas.

United States of America
United States of America

American; of or pertaining to the United States of America (USA).


koreansk

koreansk (positive)
koreanske (plural positive)
koreanske (positive)

[kʰoɐ̯eˈæːˀnsɡ̊]

Korean (of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea, the Korean people, or their language)


funky

From English funky. Attested since 1971.

(informal) funky (cool, great, excellent)


farlig

farlig (positive)
farligere (comparative)
farligst (superlative)
farligt (positive)
farlige (plural positive)
farligere (comparative plural)
farligst (plural superlative)
farlige (positive)
farligste (superlative)


polsk

polsk (positive)
polske (plural positive)
polske (positive)

[ˈpʰoːˀlsɡ̊]

Polish (of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language)


svensk

svensk (plural and definite singular attributive svenske)

svenske (attributive definite singular)
svenske (attributive plural)
sv. (alternative abbreviation)

[ˈsʋ̥ɛnˀsɡ̊]

From Old Norse svænskr, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniskaz (“Swedish”), cognate with Swedish svensk. Derived from *swihô (“Swede”).

Swedish (relating to the country, people or language of Sweden)


nonchalant

nonchalant (positive)
nonchalante (plural positive)
nonchalante (positive)


blot

blot (plural and definite singular attributive blotte)

blotte (attributive definite singular)
blotte (attributive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German blōt (“bare”), from Proto-Germanic *blautaz (“void, emaciated, soft”), cognate with German bloß (“bare”) and Danish blød (“soft”).


grund

grund (positive)
grundt (positive)
grunde (plural positive)
grunde (positive)
grundet (alternative)

Norwegian Bokmål: grunn


bleg

bleg (positive)
blegere (comparative)
blegest (superlative)
blegt (positive)
blege (plural positive)
blegere (comparative plural)
blegest (plural superlative)
blege (positive)
blegeste (superlative)

From Old Norse bleikr, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz. Related to blege.


Des

From the pronoun De, after the model of the antonym dus and influenced by the German verb siezen.

(largely, historical) in a relationship that would warrant use of the formal De, as opposed to the informal du


få

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få (comparative færre, superlative færrest)

færre (comparative)
færrest (superlative)


vise

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

plural and definite singular attributive of vis


ignorant

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ignorant (plural and definite singular attributive ignorante)

ignorante (attributive definite singular)
ignorante (attributive plural)


dyr

dyr (neuter dyrt, plural and definite singular attributive dyre)

dyrt (neuter)
dyre (attributive definite singular)
dyre (attributive plural)
dyr (positive)
dyrere (comparative)
dyrest (superlative)
dyrt (positive)
dyre (plural positive)
dyrere (comparative plural)
dyrest (plural superlative)
dyre (positive)
dyreste (superlative)

From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, cognate with Swedish dyr, English dear, German teuer, Dutch duur.

Hendes dyreste eje.


klar

klar (positive)
klarere (comparative)
klarest (superlative)
klart (positive)
klare (plural positive)
klarere (comparative plural)
klarest (plural superlative)
klare (positive)
klareste (superlative)

From Middle Low German klār, from Latin clārus (“clear”).


territorial

territorial (positive)
territorialt (positive)
territoriale (plural positive)
territoriale (positive)


leden

leden (neuter ledet, plural and definite singular attributive ledne)

ledet (neuter)
ledne (attributive definite singular)
ledne (attributive plural)

Glad skal jeg Øl med Aser / I Öndvege drikke / Ledne er Livets Timer / Leende gaaer jeg i Døden!

1826, Carl Christian Rafn, Krakas maal: eller Kvad om kong Ragnar Lodbroks krigsbedrifter og heltedød, page 25:

Happily shall I beer with the Æsir / In the seat of honour drink / The hours of life are over / Laughing, I walk into death!

Leden adj. part. af v. lider procedo. Som er til Ende, forløben. Da vare ledne (forløbne) 4 Aar siden. Der hans meste Alder var leden (forbi). ...


tro

tro (neuter tro, plural and definite singular attributive tro)

tro (neuter)
tro (attributive definite singular)
tro (attributive plural)

From Old Norse trúr, from Proto-Germanic *trūaz (“trustful”), related to Proto-Germanic *trewwaz (“loyal, trustworthy”).


lede

[ˈle̝ːð̩˕˗ˠ]


intolerant

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intolerant (neuter intolerant, plural and definite singular attributive intolerante)

intolerant (neuter)
intolerante (attributive definite singular)
intolerante (attributive plural)

From French intolérant, from Latin intolerāns

intolerant (of a person, act, or the like)

(especially medicine) intolerant (to a substance or the like)


kort

kort (plural and definite singular attributive korte)

korte (attributive definite singular)
korte (attributive plural)
kort (positive)
kortere (comparative)
kortest (superlative)
korte (plural positive)
kortere (comparative plural)
kortest (plural superlative)
korte (positive)
korteste (superlative)

From Middle Low German kort, from Old Saxon *kurt, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, cognate with German kurz, Dutch kort.


svar

svar (neuter svart, plural and definite singular attributive svare)

svart (neuter)
svare (attributive definite singular)
svare (attributive plural)
svar (positive)
svarere (comparative)
svarest (superlative)
svart (positive)
svare (plural positive)
svarere (comparative plural)
svarest (plural superlative)
svare (positive)
svareste (superlative)

From Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, cognate with Swedish svår, German schwer, Dutch zwaar. Doublet of svær. The Danish form with a is influenced by Middle Low German swār.


mager

mager (positive)
magrere (comparative)
magrest (superlative)
magert (positive)
magre (plural positive)
magrere (comparative plural)
magrest (plural superlative)
magre (positive)
magreste (superlative)

From Old Danish maghær, from Old Norse magr (“thin, meager”), from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Compare Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós)


dunkel

dunkel (neuter dunkelt, plural and definite singular attributive dunkle, comparative dunklere, superlative (predicative) dunklest, superlative (attributive) dunkleste)

dunkelt (neuter)
dunkle (attributive definite singular)
dunkle (attributive plural)
dunklere (comparative)
dunklest (predicative superlative)
dunkleste (attributive superlative)

dark (with connotations of sinisterness)


flink

flink (plural and definite singular attributive flinke)

flinke (attributive definite singular)
flinke (attributive plural)
flink (positive)
flinkere (comparative)
flinkest (superlative)
flinkt (positive)
flinke (plural positive)
flinkere (comparative plural)
flinkest (plural superlative)
flinke (positive)
flinkeste (superlative)

From Middle Low German flink (“bright, shining, quick”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”). Cognate to Plautdietsch flinkj (“quick”).


boliviansk

boliviansk (positive)
bolivianske (plural positive)
bolivianske (positive)

Bolivian (relating to Bolivia and Bolivians)


brunet

brunet (positive)
brunede (plural positive)
brunede (positive)


danske

plural and definite singular attributive of dansk


rede

From Middle Low German rēde, Middle Low German: gerēde, from Old Saxon *girēdi, from Proto-Germanic *raidijaz, *garaidijaz, cognate with English ready, Norwegian grei, Icelandic reiður.


ræd

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ræd (plural and definite singular attributive rædde)

rædde (attributive definite singular)
rædde (attributive plural)

From Old Norse hræddr, past participle of hræða.


daglig

daglig (neuter dagligt, plural and definite singular attributive daglige)

dagligt (neuter)
daglige (attributive definite singular)
daglige (attributive plural)
daglig (positive)
dagligt (positive)
daglige (plural positive)
daglige (positive)

Equivalent to dag + lig, from Old Norse dagligr. Compare English daily, German täglich, Dutch dagelijks.


homogen

homogen (neuter homogent, plural and definite singular attributive homogene)

homogent (neuter)
homogene (attributive definite singular)
homogene (attributive plural)


ukrainsk

ukrainsk (positive)
ukrainske (plural positive)
ukrainske (positive)


vide

plural and definite singular attributive of vid


mindre

From Old Danish minnæ, mindræ, from Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic *minnizô, cognate with Swedish mindre, German minder.


tyst

tyst (positive)
tystere (comparative)
tystest (superlative)
tyste (plural positive)
tystere (comparative plural)
tystest (plural superlative)
tyste (positive)
tysteste (superlative)

From Old Danish thystær, from Proto-Germanic *þusiþaz. It may have been reintroduced from Norwegian Bokmål tyst and Swedish tyst in the 19th century.


albansk

albansk (positive)
albanske (plural positive)
albanske (positive)


algerisk

algerisk (positive)
algeriske (plural positive)
algeriske (positive)


angolansk

angolansk (positive)
angolanske (plural positive)
angolanske (positive)

Angolan (of or pertaining to Angola and Angolans)


argentinsk

argentinsk (positive)
argentinske (plural positive)
argentinske (positive)

Argentinian, Argentine (relating to Argentina and Argentines)


armensk

armensk (positive)
armenske (plural positive)
armenske (positive)


aserbajdsjansk

aserbajdsjansk (positive)
aserbajdsjanske (plural positive)
aserbajdsjanske (positive)

Azerbaijani (of or pertaining to Azerbaijan or its people or language)


australsk

australsk (neuter australsk, plural and definite singular attributive australske)

australsk (neuter)
australske (attributive definite singular)
australske (attributive plural)

Australian (of or pertaining to Australia)


lind

lind (positive)
lindt (positive)
linde (plural positive)
linde (positive)


hel

hel (neuter helt, plural and definite singular attributive hele)

helt (neuter)
hele (attributive definite singular)
hele (attributive plural)

From Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, sound”), cognate with English whole, German heil, Dutch heel, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (hails).

whole, entire, complete, full (undivided, with all elements)

the hour, top of the hour (at the start of a new hour)

Man kan være så frygteligt alene i måneder, hele måneder ad gangen, og gøre stort set alt hvad der står i éns magt for at komme i kontakt.

2012, Jan Sonnergaard, Trilogien, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

One can be so terribly alone for months, entire months at a time, and do practically anything in one's power to get in contact.

Jeg så en mand, der holdt sin Soldbuch frem til samtlige GI'er, der gik forbi i en hel halv time, og ingen tog notits af ham.

2012, Ib Melchior, Spionjæger - en dansk kontraspions bedrifter i den amerikanske hær under 2. verdenskrig, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

I saw a man who held out his Soldbuch to every single GI who want past him for an entire half hour, and no one took any notice of him.

entire (Used to indicate that an amount is considered large.)


viril

viril (positive)
virilt (positive)
virile (plural positive)
virile (positive)


hård

hård (neuter hårdt, plural and definite singular attributive hårde, comparative hårdere, superlative (predicative) hårdest, superlative (attributive) hårdeste)

hårdt (neuter)
hårde (attributive definite singular)
hårde (attributive plural)
hårdere (comparative)
hårdest (predicative superlative)
hårdeste (attributive superlative)
hård (positive)
hårdere (comparative)
hårdest (superlative)
hårdt (positive)
hårde (plural positive)
hårdere (comparative plural)
hårdest (plural superlative)
hårde (positive)
hårdeste (superlative)

From Old Danish harth, from Old Norse harðr (“hard”), from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard”), from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong; powerful”).


hurtig

hurtig (neuter hurtigt, plural and definite singular attributive hurtige, comparative hurtigere, superlative (predicative) hurtigst, superlative (attributive) hurtigste)

hurtigt (neuter)
hurtige (attributive definite singular)
hurtige (attributive plural)
hurtigere (comparative)
hurtigst (predicative superlative)
hurtigste (attributive superlative)
hurtig (positive)
hurtigere (comparative)
hurtigst (superlative)
hurtigt (positive)
hurtige (plural positive)
hurtigere (comparative plural)
hurtigst (plural superlative)
hurtige (positive)
hurtigste (superlative)

From German hurtig. Derived from the obsolete noun hurt (“thrust”), borrowed from Old French hurt (“thrust”) and hurter (“to thrust”) (French heurt, heurter). These words are in turn borrowed from Frankish *hūrt (“ram”), cognate with Old Norse hrútr.


skarp

skarp (positive)
skarpt (positive)
skarpe (plural positive)
skarpe (positive)


varm

varm (positive)
varmere (comparative)
varmest (superlative)
varmt (positive)
varme (plural positive)
varmere (comparative plural)
varmest (plural superlative)
varme (positive)
varmeste (superlative)

From Old Danish warm, from Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).


elegante

inflection of elegant:
definite singular


ung

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ung (neuter ungt, plural and definite singular attributive unge, comparative yngre, superlative (predicative) yngst, superlative (attributive) yngste)

ungt (neuter)
unge (attributive definite singular)
unge (attributive plural)
yngre (comparative)
yngst (predicative superlative)
yngste (attributive superlative)

From Old Norse ungr, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós, from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”). Compare Swedish ung, Icelandic ungur, Dutch jong, German jung, English young.


gamle

plural and definite singular attributive of gammel


tysk

tysk (plural and definite singular attributive tyske)

tyske (attributive definite singular)
tyske (attributive plural)
tydsk (alternative obsolete)
ty. (alternative abbreviation)

Borrowed from Old Saxon thiudisc, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of or relating to a people”), cognate with German deutsch, Dutch Duits, and English Dutch.
The Old Icelandic form þýðverskr is remodelled from þýzkr after the old suffix for ethnonyms -verr (from Proto-Germanic *warjaz), compare also Icelandic Þjóðverji (“a German”). The adjective is derived form the noun Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people, nation”), whence Old Norse þjóð and Danish tjod. Originally, the adjective was not an ethnonym, but designated the vernacular language in opposition to Latin. This is the meaning of theodiscus in eighth-century Latin texts.

der

German (relating to the country, people or language of Germany)


myndig

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myndig (neuter myndigt, plural and definite singular attributive myndige)

myndigt (neuter)
myndige (attributive definite singular)
myndige (attributive plural)
myndig (positive)
myndigere (comparative)
myndigst (superlative)
myndigt (positive)
myndige (plural positive)
myndigere (comparative plural)
myndigst (plural superlative)
myndige (positive)
myndigste (superlative)

From Middle Low German mundich, Derived from Old High German munt. Related to Old Norse mund. and Latin manus.

(not comparable) of age; having reached the age of majority

authoritative; possessing, or showing signs of, authority


svare

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


universel

universel (positive)
universelt (positive)
universele (plural positive)
universele (positive)
universal (alternative)


dus

From the pronoun du, under the influence of the obsolete verb duse (“to address informally”), which was borrowed from German duzen.

(largely historical) in a relationship that would warrant use of the informal du, as opposed to the formal De

Men Landbruget? spurgte Degnen, der jo havde været Dus med Vorherre i femogtyve Aar, baade Hellig og Søgn og derfor tog ham med forholdsvis Ro

2016, Gustav Wied, Livsens ondskab, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

But the farming? the deacon asked, who, as is known, has been intimate with our lord in twenty-five years, on the holidays as on the everydays, and who therefore took him with relative calm

Jeg kender mænd, der i perioder har kunnet samtlige tilbud i TV-Shop udenad og været dus med hovedpersonerne i enhver australsk sitcom sendt på en kabelkanal om natten.

2016, Lars Daneskov, Far på færde, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

I know men who, in periods, have known all offers in TV-Shop by rote and been highly familiar with the protagonists in each Australian sitcom sent on a cable-channel in the night.

De fleste af vore seriøse forlag er eller har været mere end dus med begrebet.

Most of our serious publishers are or have been more than familiar with the concept.

Og faktisk skal du også helst være dus med et billedredigeringsprogram som f. eks. Photoshop.

2011, Jesper Kaae, Gratis CMS med Joomla (2. udg), Libris Media A/S, →ISBN, page 81:

And in fact, you should, preferably, be familiar with an image editor like Photoshop.


smal

smal (positive)
smallere (comparative)
smallest (superlative)
smalt (positive)
smalle (plural positive)
smallere (comparative plural)
smallest (plural superlative)
smalle (positive)
smalleste (superlative)

From late Old Norse smalr (“little”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Compare with English small.


simpel

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simpel (neuter simpelt, plural and definite singular attributive simple)

simpelt (neuter)
simple (attributive definite singular)
simple (attributive plural)
simpel (positive)
simplere (comparative)
simplest (superlative)
simpelt (positive)
simple (plural positive)
simplere (comparative plural)
simplest (plural superlative)
simple (positive)
simpleste (superlative)

From Latin simplex, via French simple and then German simpel.


populair

populair (neuter populairt, plural and definite singular attributive populaire, comparative populairere, superlative (predicative) populairest, superlative (attributive) populaireste)

populairt (neuter)
populaire (attributive definite singular)
populaire (attributive plural)
populairere (comparative)
populairest (predicative superlative)
populaireste (attributive superlative)


sagte

Borrowed from Middle Low German sāfte, sāchte, from Old Saxon *sāfti, from Proto-West Germanic *samftī (compare Proto-Germanic *sōmiz (“agreeable, fitting”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-, possibly from *sem- (“one, whole”).


vrede

plural and definite singular attributive of vred


dyb

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dyb (neuter dybt, plural and definite singular attributive dybe)

dybt (neuter)
dybe (attributive definite singular)
dybe (attributive plural)
dyb (positive)
dybere (comparative)
dybest (superlative)
dybt (positive)
dybe (plural positive)
dybere (comparative plural)
dybest (plural superlative)
dybe (positive)
dybeste (superlative)

From Old Norse djúpr, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, cognate with English deep and German tief.


heldig

heldig (neuter heldigt, plural and definite singular attributive heldige, comparative heldigere, superlative (predicative) heldigst, superlative (attributive) heldigste)

heldigt (neuter)
heldige (attributive definite singular)
heldige (attributive plural)
heldigere (comparative)
heldigst (predicative superlative)
heldigste (attributive superlative)
heldig (positive)
heldigere (comparative)
heldigst (superlative)
heldigt (positive)
heldige (plural positive)
heldigere (comparative plural)
heldigst (plural superlative)
heldige (positive)
heldigste (superlative)


marin

marin (positive)
marint (positive)
marine (plural positive)
marine (positive)

Borrowed from Latin marīnus; cf. French and German marin.


stum

stum (neuter stumt, plural and definite singular attributive stumme)

stumt (neuter)
stumme (attributive definite singular)
stumme (attributive plural)

mute, not possessing the ability of speech

temporarily unable to speak due to strong emotion

De så ikke min stumme bøn.


ful

ful (neuter fult, plural and definite singular attributive fule)

fult (neuter)
fule (attributive definite singular)
fule (attributive plural)

From Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, cognate with Swedish ful, English foul, German faul, Dutch vuil.


intern

intern (neuter internt, plural and definite singular attributive interne)

internt (neuter)
interne (attributive definite singular)
interne (attributive plural)


hollandsk

hollandsk (positive)
hollandske (plural positive)
hollandske (positive)

(relational) of Holland, a region of The Netherlands

(proscribed but common, relational) of the The Netherlands or the Dutch language; Dutch


nederlandsk

nederlandsk (positive)
nederlandske (plural positive)
nederlandske (positive)

(relational) of the Netherlands of the Dutch language; Dutch


ens

From Old Norse eins, from Middle Low German eines.


monumental

monumental (positive)
monumentalt (positive)
monumentale (plural positive)
monumentale (positive)

From monument (“monument”) + -al, from French monumental, from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum (“reminder, monument”).


rar

rar (positive)
rarere (comparative)
rarest (superlative)
rart (positive)
rare (plural positive)
rarere (comparative plural)
rarest (plural superlative)
rare (positive)
rareste (superlative)

From Middle Low German rar (“rare, valuable”), ultimately borrowed from Latin rārus (“loose, sparse, rare”).


følsom

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følsom (neuter følsomt, plural and definite singular attributive følsomme)

følsomt (neuter)
følsomme (attributive definite singular)
følsomme (attributive plural)

[ˈføːlˌsʌmˀ]

From føle (“to feel”) + -som. Calque of German empfindsam.


fej

fej (positive)
fejere (comparative)
fejest (superlative)
fejt (positive)
feje (plural positive)
fejere (comparative plural)
fejest (plural superlative)
feje (positive)
fejeste (superlative)

From Old Norse feigr (“near to death”) and German feige (“cowardly”), from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz.


benet

benet (positive)
benede (plural positive)
benede (positive)


grundet

grundet (positive)
grundede (plural positive)
grundede (positive)
grund (alternative)


fåret

fåret (positive)
fårede (plural positive)
fårede (positive)


arg

arg (neuter argt, plural and definite singular attributive arge)

argt (neuter)
arge (attributive definite singular)
arge (attributive plural)

From Old Danish argh, from Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic *argaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃orǵʰ-, *h₃erǵʰ- (“to copulate”).


vag

vag (positive)
vagere (comparative)
vagest (superlative)
vagt (positive)
vage (plural positive)
vagere (comparative plural)
vagest (plural superlative)
vage (positive)
vageste (superlative)


middel

middel (neuter middel, plural and definite singular attributive middel)

middel (neuter)
middel (attributive definite singular)
middel (attributive plural)

From Middle Low German middel, from Old Saxon middil, from Proto-Germanic *midlą. The noun is derived from the adjective.


munter

munter (positive)
muntrere (comparative)
muntrest (superlative)
muntert (positive)
muntre (plural positive)
muntrere (comparative plural)
muntrest (plural superlative)
muntre (positive)
muntreste (superlative)


brak

brak (neuter brakt, plural and definite singular attributive brakke)

brakt (neuter)
brakke (attributive definite singular)
brakke (attributive plural)
brak (positive)
brakt (positive)
brakke (plural positive)
brakke (positive)

From either Low German brack or Dutch brak.


krank

krank (neuter krankt, plural and definite singular attributive kranke)

krankt (neuter)
kranke (attributive definite singular)
kranke (attributive plural)

From Middle Low German krank (“weak, sick”).

(archaic) sick, unwell, ill, of poor health

(archaic) of poor quality, bad condition


ordblind

ordblind (positive)
ordblindt (positive)
ordblinde (plural positive)
ordblinde (positive)


mut

mut (positive)
mutte (plural positive)
mutte (positive)


obs

at være obs på det

(predicative, chiefly with på) attentive, careful


fransk

fransk (positive)
franske (plural positive)
franske (positive)

Borrowed from Middle Low German fransch, which goes back, via Old French franceis (French français), to Late Latin Franciscus. This adjective is borrowed from Frankish *frankisk (“Frankish”), which is also the source of English French (Old English Frenċisċ).


strid

strid (positive)
stridere (comparative)
stridest (superlative)
stridt (positive)
stride (plural positive)
stridere (comparative plural)
stridest (plural superlative)
stride (positive)
strideste (superlative)

stridt græs (rough grass)

strid strøm (rapid water)

en strid storm (a stiff storm)

Du er altså strid!


sår

sår (neuter sårt, plural and definite singular attributive såre)

sårt (neuter)
såre (attributive definite singular)
såre (attributive plural)
sår (positive)
sårere (comparative)
sårest (superlative)
sårt (positive)
såre (plural positive)
sårere (comparative plural)
sårest (plural superlative)
såre (positive)
såreste (superlative)

From Old Norse sárr, from Proto-Germanic *sairaz, cognate with English sore, German sehr (“very”), Dutch zeer.

en kvinde dem følger i såreste nød / med tårer i øjet og hjærtet i lue.

A woman who follows them in her most painful need with tears in her eyes and with her heart on fire.

Jeg forstod, at jeg med mine Spørgsmaal havde nærmet mig hendes Sjæls saare Punkt.

1894, Henrik Pontoppidan, Den gamle Adam:

I understood that with my questions, I have approached the sore spot of her soul.


vild

vild (neuter vildt, plural and definite singular attributive vilde, comparative vildere, superlative (predicative) vildest, superlative (attributive) vildeste)

vildt (neuter)
vilde (attributive definite singular)
vilde (attributive plural)
vildere (comparative)
vildest (predicative superlative)
vildeste (attributive superlative)
vild (positive)
vildere (comparative)
vildest (superlative)
vildt (positive)
vilde (plural positive)
vildere (comparative plural)
vildest (plural superlative)
vilde (positive)
vildeste (superlative)

From Old Norse villr (“wild”) and Old Saxon wildi, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz, cognate with English wild, German wild, Dutch wild.


nær

nær (neuter nært, plural and definite singular attributive nære, comparative nærmere, superlative (predicative) nærmest, superlative (attributive) nærmeste)

nært (neuter)
nære (attributive definite singular)
nære (attributive plural)
nærmere (comparative)
nærmest (predicative superlative)
nærmeste (attributive superlative)

From Old Norse nær, comparative form of ná (“near”).


prud

prud (neuter prud or prudt, definite and plural prude)

prud (neuter)
prudt (neuter)
prude (definite plural)

From Old Norse prúðr, probably borrowed via Old English prūd (cf. English proud) from Old French prod, prod (cf. French preux, prud'homme), cognate with Italian prode (“brave”), Catalan prou (“enough”). The Romance adjectives derive from Late Latin prōde (“valuable”), a backformation from the verb Latin prōdesse (“to be useful”).


stille

From Middle Low German stille, from Old Saxon stilli, from Proto-West Germanic *stillī.


streng

streng (positive)
strengere (comparative)
strengest (superlative)
strengt (positive)
strenge (plural positive)
strengere (comparative plural)
strengest (plural superlative)
strenge (positive)
strengeste (superlative)

From Old Danish sthrængh, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), cf. German streng. It is variant of the adjective Proto-Germanic *strangaz, Old Norse strangr, English strong.


sund

sund (positive)
sundere (comparative)
sundest (superlative)
sundt (positive)
sunde (plural positive)
sundere (comparative plural)
sundest (plural superlative)
sunde (positive)
sundeste (superlative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German sunt, gesunt, from Proto-West Germanic *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz, cf. also English sound and German gesund.


blæst

blæst (positive)
blæste (plural positive)
blæste (positive)


debil

debil (positive)
debilt (positive)
debile (plural positive)
debile (positive)


rund

rund (positive)
rundt (positive)
runde (plural positive)
runde (positive)

From Middle Low German runt, from Old French ront, roont, from Latin rotundus, related to rota.

smooth (of a beverage: having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent)


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fuld (neuter fuldt, plural and definite singular attributive fulde)

fuldt (neuter)
fulde (attributive definite singular)
fulde (attributive plural)

From Old Norse fullr (“full”), from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, cognate with English full, German voll. The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós, hence also Latin plēnus.

full (containing the maximum possible amount)


sær

sær (neuter sært, plural and definite singular attributive sære, comparative særere, superlative (predicative) særest, superlative (attributive) særeste)

sært (neuter)
sære (attributive definite singular)
sære (attributive plural)
særere (comparative)
særest (predicative superlative)
særeste (attributive superlative)
sær (positive)
særere (comparative)
særest (superlative)
sært (positive)
sære (plural positive)
særere (comparative plural)
særest (plural superlative)
sære (positive)
særeste (superlative)

From Old Danish sær, from Old Norse sér.


kær

kær (neuter kært, plural and definite singular attributive kære)

kært (neuter)
kære (attributive definite singular)
kære (attributive plural)
kær (positive)
kærere (comparative)
kærest (superlative)
kært (positive)
kære (plural positive)
kærere (comparative plural)
kærest (plural superlative)
kære (positive)
kæreste (superlative)

From Old Norse kærr, likely from Old Norman ker, quer (Old French chier, cher), from Latin cārus.


salig

salig (positive)
saligt (positive)
salige (plural positive)
salige (positive)

From Middle Low German sä̂lich, older form of sêlich, from Proto-West Germanic *sālīg (“happy, blissful”).


tvær

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tvær (neuter tvært, plural and definite singular attributive tvære)

tvært (neuter)
tvære (attributive definite singular)
tvære (attributive plural)
tvær (positive)
tværere (comparative)
tværest (superlative)
tvært (positive)
tvære (plural positive)
tværere (comparative plural)
tværest (plural superlative)
tvære (positive)
tværeste (superlative)

From Old Norse þverr (“transverse, adverse, obstinate”), from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz (“cross, adverse”), cognate with Swedish tvär, German quer, Dutch dwars, Gothic 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍃 (þwairhs).


billig

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billig (neuter billigt, plural and definite singular attributive billige)

billigt (neuter)
billige (attributive definite singular)
billige (attributive plural)
billig (positive)
billigere (comparative)
billigst (superlative)
billigt (positive)
billige (plural positive)
billigere (comparative plural)
billigst (plural superlative)
billige (positive)
billigste (superlative)


glat

glat (neuter glat, plural and definite singular attributive glatte)

glat (neuter)
glatte (attributive definite singular)
glatte (attributive plural)

Pas på, her er glat.

Hans hage var glat.


dårlig

dårlig (neuter dårligt, plural and definite singular attributive dårlige, comparative værre or dårligere, superlative (predicative) værst or dårligst, superlative (attributive) værste or dårligste)

dårligt (neuter)
dårlige (attributive definite singular)
dårlige (attributive plural)
værre (comparative)
dårligere (comparative)
værst (predicative superlative)
dårligst (predicative superlative)
værste (attributive superlative)
dårligste (attributive superlative)

A merger of two words: 1. Old Norse dáligr, derived from dá n (“coma”), from Proto-Germanic *dawą, related to *dawjaną (“die”); and 2. Middle Low German dōrlik (“foolish”), derived from dōre (“fool”), from Proto-Germanic *dauzô, cognate with German Tor (cf. also Danish dåre).


olm

olm (neuter singular olmt, definite singular and plural olme)

olmt (neuter singular)
olme (definite plural singular)
olm (positive)
olmere (comparative)
olmest (superlative)
olmt (positive)
olme (plural positive)
olmere (comparative plural)
olmest (plural superlative)
olme (positive)
olmeste (superlative)

Derived from Old Norse olmr, cognate with Danish ulme.


rå

rå (neuter råt, plural and definite singular attributive rå)

råt (neuter)
rå (attributive definite singular)
rå (attributive plural)

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, cognate with English raw, German roh.

raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)

crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)

brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)


små

små (neuter småt, plural and definite singular attributive små)

småt (neuter)
små (attributive definite singular)
små (attributive plural)


subtil

subtil (positive)
subtilt (positive)
subtile (plural positive)
subtile (positive)

From Latin subtīlis (“fine, thin”), from sub + tēla (“a web”).


ablativ

ablativ (positive)
ablativt (positive)
ablative (plural positive)
ablative (positive)

Borrowed from French ablatif (“the ablative case”), from Latin ablativus (“the ablative case”), from ablātus (“taken away”), from auferō (“I take away”).


populaire

plural and definite singular attributive of populair


brillant

brillant (positive)
brillante (plural positive)
brillante (positive)

From French brillant, from the past participle of briller (“to shine, glow”).


hele

plural and definite singular attributive of hel


lutter

lutter (neuter lutter, plural and definite singular attributive lutter)

lutter (neuter)
lutter (attributive definite singular)
lutter (attributive plural)

From Middle Low German lūtter (“clean, pure, unmixed”).


lidt

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lidt (plural and definite singular attributive lidte)

lidte (attributive definite singular)
lidte (attributive plural)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


parvis

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parvis (neuter parvis or parvist, plural and definite singular attributive parvise)

parvis (neuter)
parvist (neuter)
parvise (attributive definite singular)
parvise (attributive plural)

[ˈpʰɑːˌviːˀs]


lige

(mathematics, of an integer) even (being of the form 2n, where n is an integer)

(mathematics, of a function) even (such that f(x)=f(-x))


intelligente

inflection of intelligent:
definite singular


vind

vind (positive)
vindt (positive)
vinde (plural positive)
vinde (positive)


finsk

finsk (positive)
finske (plural positive)
finske (positive)

Finnish (pertaining to Finland, the Finnish people, culture, or language)


bipolar

bipolar (positive)
bipolart (positive)
bipolare (plural positive)
bipolare (positive)

[ˈb̥ipʰoˌlɑːˀ]


spansk

spansk (positive)
spanske (plural positive)
spanske (positive)

Spanish; of, or pertaining to the Spanish language or Spain


gusten

gusten (neuter gustent, plural and definite singular attributive gustne)

gustent (neuter)
gustne (attributive definite singular)
gustne (attributive plural)

From Old Norse gustr. An archaic noun is gust, with the same meaning as in English, see gust.

Jeg synes at dit ansigt er begyndt at få et lidt gustent skær, Tror du ikke at du skulle gå til lægen?

I think your face is starting to look a little sallow. Don't you think you should go to the doctor?.

unnaturally or morbidly pale and yellowish in person, facial colour, or body part.


fejl

fejl (neuter fejl, plural and definite singular attributive fejle)

fejl (neuter)
fejle (attributive definite singular)
fejle (attributive plural)

From Middle Low German feil, from French faille (“fault, flaw”).


spirituel

spirituel (positive)
spirituelt (positive)
spirituelle (plural positive)
spirituelle (positive)