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Danish
Etymology
hjerne (“brain”) + død (“death, dead”)
Adjective
hjernedød
- brain dead
- (informal) stupid, retarded
2015, Ulrik Dahlin, AUTONOM PUSHER MENTOR: Et portræt af Søren Lerche, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:Mit forslag var fuldstændigt lige så hjernedødt og meningsløst.- My suggestion was entirely as asinine and pointless.
2014, Mette Julin, Sandheder & løgne #1: Sandheder & løgne, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:Hvem ville dog gøre noget så hjernedødt?- But who would do such a stupid thing?
Inflection
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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hjernedød
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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hjernedødt
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hjernedøde
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hjernedøde
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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.
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Noun
hjernedød c (singular definite hjernedøden, not used in plural form)
- brain death
Declension