effen
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DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German effen, even (“even”), from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (“even, level”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
effen
- capable, competent
- effen eller ueffen – a game where one guesses if the number of hidden objects is even or odd
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of effen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | effen | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | effent | — | —2 |
| Plural | efne | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | efne | — | — |
| 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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AntonymsEdit
SynonymsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch effen. Doublet of even.
AdverbEdit
effen
- (chiefly colloquial) Alternative form of even
AdjectiveEdit
effen (not comparable)
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of effen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | effen | |||
| inflected | effen | |||
| comparative | effener | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | effen | effener | het effenst het effenste |
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| indefinite | m./f. sing. | effen | effener | effenste |
| n. sing. | effen | effener | effenste | |
| plural | effen | effener | effenste | |
| definite | effen | effener | effenste | |
| partitive | effens | effeners | — | |