grusom

Danish

Etymology

From gru (“horror”) +‎ -som (“-some”). Compare English gruesome, German grausam and Dutch gruwzaam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡruːsɔm/, [ˈɡ̊ʁuːˌsʌmˀ]

Adjective

grusom

  1. cruel
  2. awful, terrible

Inflection

Inflection of grusom
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular grusom grusommere grusomst2
indefinite neuter singular grusomt grusommere grusomst2
plural grusomme grusommere grusomst2
definite attributive1 grusomme grusommere grusomste

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.

Derived terms

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