lumsk

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lymskr. Related to Swedish lyma and Norwegian Bokmål lumsk.

Adjective

lumsk (neuter lumsk or lumskt, plural and definite singular attributive lumske)

  1. insidious
  2. dubious, shady, seedy
  3. unclear, uncertain, vague (regarding feelings and thoughts)
    Synonyms: ubestemt, dunkel

Inflection

Inflection of lumsk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular lumsk mere lumsk mest lumsk2
indefinite neuter singular lumsk mere lumsk mest lumsk2
plural lumske mere lumsk mest lumsk2
definite attributive1 lumske mere lumsk mest lumske

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

  • lumske

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