eddikesur

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (acetic): IPA(key): /ɛdkəsuːr/, [ˈæðɡ̊əˌsuɐ̯ˀ] or IPA(key): /ɛdikəsuːr/, [ˈæðiɡ̊əˌsuɐ̯ˀ]
  • (vinegary): IPA(key): /ɛdkəsuːr/, [ˈæðɡ̊əˈsuɐ̯ˀ] or IPA(key): /ɛdikəsuːr/, [ˈæðiɡ̊əˈsuɐ̯ˀ]

Adjective

eddikesur

  1. acetic (containing acetic acid)
  2. (figuratively) vinegary (acerbic, bitter)

Inflection

Inflection of eddikesur
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular eddikesur — —2
indefinite neuter singular eddikesurt — —2
plural eddikesure — —2
definite attributive1 eddikesure — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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