From Old Swedish ypin, øppin, from Old Norse opinn, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Compare Norwegian open, Danish åben, Icelandic opinn, Dutch open, Low German apen, open, German offen, West Frisian iepen, English open.
öppen (comparative öppnare, superlative öppnast)
Inflection of öppen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | öppen | öppnare | öppnast |
Neuter singular | öppet | öppnare | öppnast |
Plural | öppna | öppnare | öppnast |
Masculine plural3 | öppne | öppnare | öppnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | öppne | öppnare | öppnaste |
All | öppna | öppnare | öppnaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |