jævn

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛvn/, [jɛwˀn]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish iafn, iæfn, from Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (“even, level”). Compare Swedish jämn, Norwegian Bokmål jevn, Norwegian Nynorsk jamn, Icelandic jafn, English even, Low German even, effen, Dutch even, effen, German eben.

Adjective

jævn

1. even, level
2. smooth (food or drink: not grainy; having an even texture)
3. thick (having a viscous consistency)
4. steady
5. even, regular
6. plain, simple
7. mediocre
8. moderate

Inflection

Inflection of jævn
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	jævn	jævnere	jævnest2
Indefinite neuter singular	jævnt	jævnere	jævnest2
Plural	jævne	jævnere	jævnest2
Definite attributive1	jævne	jævnere	jævneste
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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

jævn

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of jævne