lunken
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Danish ljunken, from Old Norse *ljumka, *lumka (“to warm”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwanōną (“to make warm”), *hleumaz, *hlūmaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with Old Swedish lionkin (“lukewarm”), Old Swedish liumber (“warm, mild, tepid”), Swedish dialectal lumma (“to be hot”), Old Saxon halōian (“to burn”). See lukewarm.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editlunken
Inflection
editInflection of lunken | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | lunken | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | lunkent | — | —2 |
Plural | lunkne | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | lunkne | — | — |
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. |
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom the verb lunke.
Adjective
editlunken (neuter singular lunkent, definite singular and plural lunkne)
References
edit- “lunken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom the verb lunke.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editlunken (neuter singular lunke or lunkent, definite singular and plural lunkne)
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “lunken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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