vaken
See also: våken
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editAdjective
editvaken (neuter singular vakent, definite singular and plural vakne)
- alternative form of våken
References
edit- “vaken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /²vaːçən/, [²ʋɐ̞ːçən], [²ʋɐ̞ːc͡çən]
- (newer or regional) IPA(key): /²vaːkən/, [²ʋɐ̞ːkən]
- Rhymes: -çən
- Hyphenation: va‧ken
Adjective
editvaken (neuter vake or vakent, definite singular and plural vakne, comparative vaknare, indefinite superlative vaknast, definite superlative vaknaste)
- awake, alert, wide-awake
- bright (person)
- keen
- eit vake / vakent blikk - a keen eye
References
edit- “vaken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse vakinn, from the past participle of Proto-Germanic *wakaną (“to wake, be awake, arise”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editvaken (not comparable)
Declension
editInflection of vaken | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | vaken | — | — |
Neuter singular | vaket | — | — |
Plural | vakna | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | vakne | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | vakne | — | — |
All | vakna | — | — |
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 |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editvaken
Etymology 3
editVerb
editvaken
- (obsolete) second-person plural present indicative of vaka
- Vaken fördenskull; ty I veten icke dagen, ej heller stunden
- Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour
- (Matthew 25:13)
Further reading
edit- vaken in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
editVolapük
editNoun
editvaken (nominative plural vakens)
Declension
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Norwegian Nynorsk/çən
- Rhymes:Norwegian Nynorsk/çən/2 syllables
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weǵ-
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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