stendød
See also: stendöd
Danish
editEtymology
editsten- (“quite, very”) + død (“dead”)
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editstendød
- (informal) stone dead (unquestionably dead)
Inflection
editInflection of stendød | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | stendød | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | stendødt | — | —2 |
Plural | stendøde | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | stendøde | — | — |
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. |
Synonyms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom sten (“stone”) + død (“dead”).
Adjective
editstendød (neuter stendødt, definite and plural stendøde)
- (informal) stone dead (unquestionably dead)
Usage notes
editThis spelling may be used in Riksmål, based on Danish (see the Danish entry above). The official Bokmål and Nynorsk spellings are steindød and steindaud. Stendød would certainly not be used in Nynorsk.