immun

Danish

Adjective

immun

1. immune

Inflection

Inflection of immun

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	immun	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	immunt	—	—2
plural	immune	—	—2
definite attributive1	immune	—	—

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

• autoimmun

Related terms

• immunitet

References

• “immun” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French immun (“acquitted, exempt”), from Latin immūnis (literally “dutyless”). The use of the word to refer to medical, rather than judicial, immunity is due to the influence of English immune.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.mœ̃/
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• Rhymes: -œ̃
• Hyphenation: im‧mun

Adjective

immun (feminine immune, masculine plural immuns, feminine plural immunes)

1. immune

Related terms

• immuniser
• immunité

Further reading

• “immun”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

German

Etymology

From Latin immūnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈmuːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

immun (strong nominative masculine singular immuner, comparative immuner, superlative am immunsten)

1. immune

Declension

Positive forms of immun

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist immun	sie ist immun	es ist immun	sie sind immun
strong declension (without article)	nominative	immuner	immune	immunes	immune
	genitive	immunen	immuner	immunen	immuner
	dative	immunem	immuner	immunem	immunen
	accusative	immunen	immune	immunes	immune
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der immune	die immune	das immune	die immunen
	genitive	des immunen	der immunen	des immunen	der immunen
	dative	dem immunen	der immunen	dem immunen	den immunen
	accusative	den immunen	die immune	das immune	die immunen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein immuner	eine immune	ein immunes	(keine) immunen
	genitive	eines immunen	einer immunen	eines immunen	(keiner) immunen
	dative	einem immunen	einer immunen	einem immunen	(keinen) immunen
	accusative	einen immunen	eine immune	ein immunes	(keine) immunen

Comparative forms of immun

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist immuner	sie ist immuner	es ist immuner	sie sind immuner
strong declension (without article)	nominative	immunerer	immunere	immuneres	immunere
	genitive	immuneren	immunerer	immuneren	immunerer
	dative	immunerem	immunerer	immunerem	immuneren
	accusative	immuneren	immunere	immuneres	immunere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der immunere	die immunere	das immunere	die immuneren
	genitive	des immuneren	der immuneren	des immuneren	der immuneren
	dative	dem immuneren	der immuneren	dem immuneren	den immuneren
	accusative	den immuneren	die immunere	das immunere	die immuneren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein immunerer	eine immunere	ein immuneres	(keine) immuneren
	genitive	eines immuneren	einer immuneren	eines immuneren	(keiner) immuneren
	dative	einem immuneren	einer immuneren	einem immuneren	(keinen) immuneren
	accusative	einen immuneren	eine immunere	ein immuneres	(keine) immuneren

Superlative forms of immun

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am immunsten	sie ist am immunsten	es ist am immunsten	sie sind am immunsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	immunster	immunste	immunstes	immunste
	genitive	immunsten	immunster	immunsten	immunster
	dative	immunstem	immunster	immunstem	immunsten
	accusative	immunsten	immunste	immunstes	immunste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der immunste	die immunste	das immunste	die immunsten
	genitive	des immunsten	der immunsten	des immunsten	der immunsten
	dative	dem immunsten	der immunsten	dem immunsten	den immunsten
	accusative	den immunsten	die immunste	das immunste	die immunsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein immunster	eine immunste	ein immunstes	(keine) immunsten
	genitive	eines immunsten	einer immunsten	eines immunsten	(keiner) immunsten
	dative	einem immunsten	einer immunsten	einem immunsten	(keinen) immunsten
	accusative	einen immunsten	eine immunste	ein immunstes	(keine) immunsten

Derived terms

• Immunabwehr
• Immunantwort
• Immunglobulin
• immunisieren
• Immunität
• Immunreaktion
• Immunsystem
• Immunverstärkung

Further reading

• “immun” in Duden online
• “immun”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin immunis.

Adjective

immun (masculine and feminine immun, neuter immunt, definite singular and plural immune)

1. immune

Derived terms

• immunforsvar
• immunologi

References

• “immun” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “immun” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin immunis.

Adjective

immun (neuter immunt, definite singular and plural immune)

1. immune

Derived terms

• immunforsvar
• immunologi

References

• “immun” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

immun (not comparable)

1. immune

Declension

Inflection of immun

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	immun	—	—
neuter singular	immunt	—	—
plural	immuna	—	—
masculine plural2	immune	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	immune	—	—
all	immuna	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• immunisera (“immunize”)
• immunitet (“immunity”)

References

• “immun”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “immun”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “immun”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)