nøgen

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See also: nogen

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (naked), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (naked, bare). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian naken, Icelandic nakinn, English naked, West Frisian neaken, Low German naakd, Dutch naakt, German nackt.

Pronunciation

Adjective

nøgen

  1. naked, nude

Inflection

Inflection of nøgen
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular nøgen 2
Indefinite neuter singular nøgent 2
Plural nøgne 2
Definite attributive1 nøgne
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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