fornuft

See also: förnuft

Danish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /fɔrnoft/, [fʌˈnɔfd̥]

Noun

fornuft c (singular definite fornuften, not used in plural form)

1. reason, sense

Inflection

Declension of fornuft

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	fornuft	fornuften
genitive	fornufts	fornuftens

Derived terms

• fornuftig
• fornuftigvis
• fornuftsbetonet
• fornuftsmæssig
• fornuftsstridig
• fornuftsægteskab

 

References

• “fornuft” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vornuft.

Noun

fornuft m (definite singular fornuften, uncountable)

1. reason, sense

   sunn fornuft - common sense

Derived terms

• fornuftekteskap
• fornuftig
• fornuftigvis
• fornuftmessig
• fornuftsekteskap
• fornuftsstridig
• fornuftstridig
• fornuftstro
• fornuftstru
• fornuftsvesen
• fornufttro
• fornufttru
• fornuftvesen
• intet fornuftig menneske ville
• ta imot fornuft
• tale fornuft

 

References

• “fornuft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German vornuft.

Noun

fornuft f (definite singular fornufta, uncountable)

1. reason, sense

   sunn fornuft - common sense

Derived terms

• fornuftdyrkar
• fornuftdyrking
• fornuftekteskap
• fornuftgrunn
• fornuftig
• fornuftsdyrkar
• fornuftsekteskap
• fornuftsstridig
• fornuftstridig
• fornuftstru
• fornufttru

 

References

• “fornuft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.