mørk
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *merkuz. Cognate with Norwegian mørk, Swedish mörk, and English murk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmœɐ̯k/, [ˈmœɐ̯ɡ̊], [ˈmœɒ̯̽k]
Adjective
mørk (neuter mørkt, plural and definite singular attributive mørke)
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | mørk | mørkere | mørkest2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | mørkt | mørkere | mørkest2 |
| plural | mørke | mørkere | mørkest2 |
| definite attributive1 | mørke | mørkere | mørkeste |
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.
Related terms
References
- “mørk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mœɹ̥k]
Noun
mørk f (genitive singular markar, plural merkur)
- half pound (250 g)
- coin in the Middle Ages, compare Mark
- variable unit of area used in measuring land, 1 mørk = 16 gyllin = 320 skinn
Declension
| f13 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mørk | mørkin | merkur | merkurnar |
| accusative | mørk | mørkina | merkur | merkurnar |
| dative | mørk | mørkini | mørkum | mørkunum |
| genitive | markar | markarinnar | marka | markanna |
Noun
mørk f (genitive singular markar, plural markir)
Declension
| f3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mørk | mørkin | markir | markirnar |
| accusative | mørk | mørkina | markir | markirnar |
| dative | mørk | mørkini | mørkum, markum | mørkunum, markunum |
| genitive | markar | markarinnar | marka | markanna |
Synonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *mirkwijaz. Cognate to English murk.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mørk (masculine and feminine mørk, neuter mørkt, definite singular and plural mørke, comparative mørkere, indefinite superlative mørkest, definite superlative mørkeste)
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *mirkwijaz. Cognate to English murk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mœrk/
Adjective
mørk (neuter mørkt, definite singular and plural mørke, comparative mørkare, indefinite superlative mørkast, definite superlative mørkaste)
Derived terms
References
- “mørk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.