berømt

See also: berömt

Danish

Etymology

Past participle of berømme (“to praise”), from Low German beromen, eventually from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *hrōmiz (“fame, glory”). Compare with German berühmt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈʁœmˀd/, [b̥eˈʁɶmˀd̥], [peˈʁɶ̝mˀt]

Adjective

berømt (neuter berømt, plural and definite singular attributive berømte)

1. famous
2. famed, renowned

   Synonym: navnkundig

Usage notes

Comparative is obsolete.

Inflection

Inflection of berømt

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	berømt	berømtere	berømtest2
indefinite neuter singular	berømt	berømtere	berømtest2
plural	berømte	berømtere	berømtest2
definite attributive1	berømte	berømtere	berømteste

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.

Derived terms

• berømthed
• danmarksberømt
• verdensberømt
• vidtberømt

References

• “berømt” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from the verb berømme; compare with German berühmt

Adjective

berømt (neuter singular berømt, definite singular and plural berømte)

1. famous
2. famed, renowned

Derived terms

• berømthet
• verdensberømt

References

• “berømt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Norwegian Bokmål; compare with German berühmt.

Adjective

berømt (neuter singular berømt, definite singular and plural berømte)

1. famous
2. famed, renowned

Derived terms

• berømtheit

References

• “berømt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.