mjuk
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-.
AdjectiveEdit
mjuk (neuter singular mjukt, definite singular and plural mjuke, comparative mjukere, indefinite superlative mjukest, definite superlative mjukeste)
- alternative form of myk
ReferencesEdit
- “mjuk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-.. Akin to English meek.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mjuk (neuter mjukt, plural mjuke, comparative mjukare, superlative mjukast)
ReferencesEdit
- “mjuk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish miūker, from Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mjuk
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of mjuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | mjuk | mjukare | mjukast |
| Neuter singular | mjukt | mjukare | mjukast |
| Plural | mjuka | mjukare | mjukast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | mjuke | mjukare | mjukaste |
| All | mjuka | mjukare | mjukaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||