skøn

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See also: skön

Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /skœnˀ/, [ˈsɡ̊œnˀ]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German schȫne, cognate with English sheen, German schön, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 (skauns).

Adjective[edit]

skøn (neuter skønt, plural and definite singular attributive skønne)

  1. beautiful
  2. lovely, great, fantastic
  3. delicious
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of skøn
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular skøn skønnere skønnest2
Indefinite neuter singular skønt skønnere skønnest2
Plural skønne skønnere skønnest2
Definite attributive1 skønne skønnere skønneste
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.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse skyn, from Proto-Germanic *skunją, cognate with Norwegian skjønn, Swedish skön.

Noun[edit]

skøn n (singular definite skønnet, plural indefinite skøn)

  1. opinion, judgement, judgment
  2. estimate
  3. discretion (the freedom to make one's own judgements)
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Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

skøn

  1. imperative of skønne