mjuk

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-.

Adjective

mjuk (neuter singular mjukt, definite singular and plural mjuke, comparative mjukere, indefinite superlative mjukest, definite superlative mjukeste)

  1. alternative form of myk

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-. Akin to English meek.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mjuk (neuter mjukt, plural mjuke, comparative mjukare, superlative mjukast)

  1. soft

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish miūker, from Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjʉːk/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʉːk

Adjective

mjuk (comparative mjukare, superlative mjukast)

  1. soft

Declension

Inflection of mjuk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular mjuk mjukare mjukast
Neuter singular mjukt mjukare mjukast
Plural mjuka mjukare mjukast
Masculine plural3 mjuke mjukare mjukast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 mjuke mjukare mjukaste
All mjuka mjukare mjukaste
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

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