jämn
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish iæmpn, from Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. Compare Danish jævn, Norwegian Bokmål jevn, Norwegian Nynorsk jamn, Faroese javnur, Icelandic jafn, English even, Dutch even, effen, German eben.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
jämn (comparative jämnare, superlative jämnast)
- smooth, even
- en jämn yta
- a smooth surface
- (mathematics, of a number) even (divisible by 2)
- (mathematics, of a function) even (fulfilling f(-x)=f(x))
Declension edit
Inflection of jämn | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | jämn | jämnare | jämnast |
Neuter singular | jämnt | jämnare | jämnast |
Plural | jämna | jämnare | jämnast |
Masculine plural3 | jämne | jämnare | jämnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | jämne | jämnare | jämnaste |
All | jämna | jämnare | jämnaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |