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

• IPA^(key): /lonɡkən/, [ˈlɔŋɡ̊ən]

Adjective

lunken

1. lukewarm, tepid
2. half-hearted

Inflection

Inflection of lunken
	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.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the verb lunke

Adjective

lunken (neuter singular lunkent, definite singular and plural lunkne)

1. lukewarm, tepid

References

• “lunken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb lunke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lʊŋkɛn/

Adjective

lunken (neuter singular lunke or lunkent, definite singular and plural lunkne)

1. lukewarm, tepid

Synonyms

• lunka

References

• “lunken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.