jævn

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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Danish iafn, iæfn, from Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (“even, level”), cognate with Swedish jämn, Norwegian Bokmål jevn, Norwegian Bokmål/Norwegian Nynorsk jamn, English even, Dutch even, effen, German eben.

Adjective

jævn (neuter jævnt, plural and definite singular attributive jævne)

  1. even, level
  2. smooth (food or drink: not grainy; having an even texture)
  3. thick (having a viscous consistency)
  4. steady
  5. even, regular
  6. plain, simple
  7. mediocre
  8. moderate
Inflection
Inflection of jævn
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular jævn jævnere jævnest2
Indefinite neuter singular jævnt jævnere jævnest2
Plural jævne jævnere jævnest2
Definite attributive1 jævne jævnere jævneste
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.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

jævn

  1. imperative of jævne
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