lunken
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish ljunken, from Old Norse *ljumka, *lumka (“to warm”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwanōną (“to make warm”), *hleumaz, *hlūmaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with Old Swedish lionkin (“lukewarm”), Old Swedish liumber (“warm, mild, tepid”), Swedish dialectal lumma (“to be hot”), Old Saxon halōian (“to burn”). See lukewarm.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lunken
Inflection
Inflection of lunken | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | lunken | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | lunkent | — | —2 |
Plural | lunkne | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | lunkne | — | — |
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. |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the verb lunke
Adjective
lunken (neuter singular lunkent, definite singular and plural lunkne)
References
- “lunken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the verb lunke
Pronunciation
Adjective
lunken (neuter singular lunke or lunkent, definite singular and plural lunkne)
Synonyms
References
- “lunken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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