voksen
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse vaxinn, a past participle of the verb vaxa (Danish vokse). Cognate with Norwegian voksen, Swedish vuxen.
Adjective edit
voksen (neuter voksent, plural and definite singular attributive voksne)
Inflection edit
Inflection of voksen | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | voksen | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | voksent | — | —2 |
Plural | voksne | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | voksne | — | — |
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. |
References edit
- “voksen” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
voksen c
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
voksen
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
voksen (neuter singular voksent, definite singular and plural voksne)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- vaksen (Nynorsk)
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
- vokset (nonstandard since 2019)
Noun edit
voksen m
References edit
- “voksen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- vokset (nonstandard since 2019)
Noun edit
voksen m