drøj

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish drygh, from Old Norse drjúgr.

Pronunciation

Adjective

drøj (neuter drøjt, plural and definite singular attributive drøje, comparative drøjere, superlative (predicative) drøjest, superlative (attributive) drøjeste)

  1. something that causes trouble or discomfort.
    • Det er godt nok noget af en drøj tid vi står over for.
  2. something that goes far or a long way, something with value and/or merit in it. (Can be substantial or abstract).
    • Det der rengøringsmiddel er drøjere end jeg havde forventet.

Inflection

Inflection of drøj
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular drøj drøjere drøjest2
indefinite neuter singular drøjt drøjere drøjest2
plural drøje drøjere drøjest2
definite attributive1 drøje drøjere drøjeste

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.

Synonyms

References

drøj” in Den Danske Ordbog