nøgen

See also: nogen

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked, bare”). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian naken, Icelandic nakinn, English naked, West Frisian neaken, Low German naakd, Dutch naakt, German nackt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nøjən/, [ˈnʌjən]

Adjective

nøgen (neuter nøgent, plural and definite singular attributive nøgne)

  1. naked, nude

Inflection

Inflection of nøgen
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular nøgen — —2
indefinite neuter singular nøgent — —2
plural nøgne — —2
definite attributive1 nøgne — —

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

References

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