nøgtern

Danish

Etymology

From German nüchtern (“sober, matter-of-fact”), an early loan from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nøktərn/, [ˈnøɡ̊d̥ɐn], [ˈnœɡ̊d̥ɐn] or IPA^(key): /nøktɛrˀn/, [ˈnøɡ̊ˌtˢaɐ̯ˀn]

Adjective

nøgtern (neuter nøgternt, plural and definite singular attributive nøgterne)

1. objective, matter-of-fact
2. sober-minded
3. (archaic) sober

References

• “nøgtern” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “nøgtern” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog