fornuft
See also: förnuft
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German vornuft, cognate with German Vernunft, derived from the verb Vernehmen (“realize, learning, taking”). Equivalent to a verbal noun of fornemme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔrnoft/, [fʌˈnɔfd̥]
Noun
fornuft c (singular definite fornuften, not used in plural form)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fornuft | fornuften |
| genitive | fornufts | fornuftens |
Derived terms
- fornuftig
- fornuftigvis
- fornuftsbetonet
- fornuftsmæssig
- fornuftsstridig
- fornuftsægteskab
References
- “fornuft” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German vornuft.
Noun
fornuft m (definite singular fornuften, uncountable)
- reason, sense
- sunn fornuft - common sense
Derived terms
- fornuftekteskap
- fornuftig
- fornuftigvis
- fornuftmessig
- fornuftsekteskap
- fornuftsstridig
- fornuftstridig
- fornuftstro
- fornuftstru
- fornuftsvesen
- fornufttro
- fornufttru
- fornuftvesen
- intet fornuftig menneske ville
- ta imot fornuft
- tale fornuft
References
- “fornuft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German vornuft.
Noun
fornuft f (definite singular fornufta, uncountable)
- reason, sense
- sunn fornuft - common sense
Derived terms
- fornuftdyrkar
- fornuftdyrking
- fornuftekteskap
- fornuftgrunn
- fornuftig
- fornuftsdyrkar
- fornuftsekteskap
- fornuftsstridig
- fornuftstridig
- fornuftstru
- fornufttru
References
- “fornuft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.