næn

See also: naen, nåen, and näen

Danish

Etymology

A back-formation of nænne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛnˀ]

Adjective

næn (neuter nænt, plural and definite singular attributive nænne)

  1. (uncommon) careful, cautious
    Synonyms: nænsom, varsom

Declension

Inflection of næn
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular næn — —2
indefinite neuter singular nænt — —2
plural nænne — —2
definite attributive1 nænne — —

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.

Verb

næn

  1. imperative of nænne

References

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