høj

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See also: hoj and höj

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk høg, Swedish hög.

Adjective

høj

  1. high (e.g. building, price, heel, grass)
  2. tall (e.g. person, building, tree)
  3. loud (e.g. voice, noise)
  4. high (from drugs)
Inflection
Inflection of høj
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular høj højere højest2
Indefinite neuter singular højt højere højest2
Plural høje højere højest2
Definite attributive1 høje højere højeste
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

From Old Danish høgh, from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz (height, high place, hill). More at huge.

Noun

høj c (singular definite højen, plural indefinite høje)

  1. hill
  2. hillock, mound
Declension

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