jævn
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Danish iafn, iæfn, from Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (“even, level”), cognate with Swedish jämn, Norwegian Bokmål jevn, Norwegian Nynorsk jamn, English even, Dutch even, effen, German eben.
Adjective edit
jævn (neuter jævnt, plural and definite singular attributive jævne)
- even, level
- smooth (food or drink: not grainy; having an even texture)
- thick (having a viscous consistency)
- steady
- even, regular
- plain, simple
- mediocre
- moderate
Inflection edit
| Inflection of jævn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | jævn | jævnere | jævnest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | jævnt | jævnere | jævnest2 |
| Plural | jævne | jævnere | jævnest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | jævne | jævnere | jævneste |
| 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. | |||
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
jævn
- imperative of jævne