skummel

Danish

Etymology

From Norwegian and Swedish skum, from Old Norse skúmi. Related to Latin obscurus.

Adjective

skummel (neuter skummelt, plural and definite singular attributive skumle)

  1. Having a dubious nature; shady, seedy
    Synonyms: lyssky, lumsk
  2. spooky, gloomy, sinister

Inflection

Inflection of skummel
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular skummel skumlere skumlest2
indefinite neuter singular skummelt skumlere skumlest2
plural skumle skumlere skumlest2
definite attributive1 skumle skumlere skumleste

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

  • skummelhed

References

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