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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German nüchtern.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nøktern (neuter nøkternt, definite singular and plural nøkterne, comparative nøkternare, indefinite superlative nøkternast, definite superlative nøkternaste)
- calm, steady, down-to-earth
Han er ein nøktern mann.- He is a calm man.
- dispassionate, objective, factual, restrained
Vitnet ga ei nøktern framstilling av hendingane.- The witness gave a dispassionate account of the events.
- moderate, careful, frugal
Me har sett opp eit nøkternt budsjett for det komande året.- We have made a moderate budget for the coming year.
- (archaic) sober
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