fornuft
See also: förnuft
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German vornuft, cognate with German Vernunft. A verbal noun of fornemme. The second part of the word is the noun Old High German numft, from Proto-Germanic *numþiz (“taking”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fornuft c (singular definite fornuften, not used in plural form)
Declension edit
Declension of fornuft
common gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fornuft | fornuften |
genitive | fornufts | fornuftens |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fornuft” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German vornuft.
Noun edit
fornuft m (definite singular fornuften, uncountable)
- reason, sense
- sunn fornuft - common sense
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fornuft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German vornuft.
Noun edit
fornuft f (definite singular fornufta, uncountable)
- reason, sense
- sunn fornuft - common sense
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fornuft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.