sikker
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German seker, from Old Saxon sikur, sikor, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur (“free, secure”), from Latin sēcūrus (“secure, unworried”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sikker
Inflection edit
Inflection of sikker | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | sikker | sikrere | sikrest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | sikkert | sikrere | sikrest2 |
Plural | sikre | sikrere | sikrest2 |
Definite attributive1 | sikre | sikrere | sikreste |
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. |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “sikker” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Yiddish שיכּור (shiker), from Hebrew שִׁיכֺּור (šikkōr).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sikker (comparative sikkerder, superlative sikkerst)
- Alternative form of sjikker.
Inflection edit
Inflection of sikker | ||||
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uninflected | sikker | |||
inflected | sikkere | |||
comparative | sikkerder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | sikker | sikkerder | het sikkerst het sikkerste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | sikkere | sikkerdere | sikkerste |
n. sing. | sikker | sikkerder | sikkerste | |
plural | sikkere | sikkerdere | sikkerste | |
definite | sikkere | sikkerdere | sikkerste | |
partitive | sikkers | sikkerders | — |
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Latin sēcūrus “secure, unworried”.
Adjective edit
sikker
Synonyms edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Latin sēcūrus “secure, unworried”.
Adjective edit
sikker (masculine and feminine sikker, neuter sikkert, definite singular and plural sikre, comparative sikrere, indefinite superlative sikrest, definite superlative sikreste)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “sikker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Latin sēcūrus “secure, unworried”.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sikker (neuter singular sikkert, definite singular and plural sikre, comparative sikrare, indefinite superlative sikrast, definite superlative sikraste)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “sikker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.