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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
- naked, nude
Inflection
Inflection of nøgen
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positive
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comparative
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superlative
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| indefinite common singular
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nøgen
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| indefinite neuter singular
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nøgent
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| plural
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nøgne
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| definite attributive1
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nøgne
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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.
Derived terms