sjuk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz.
Adjective
sjuk (neuter singular sjukt, definite singular and plural sjuke, comparative sjukere, indefinite superlative sjukest, definite superlative sjukeste)
- alternative form of syk
Derived terms
References
- “sjuk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz. Akin to English sick.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sjuk (neuter sjukt, definite singular and plural sjuke, comparative sjukare, indefinite superlative sjukast, definite superlative sjukaste)
- ill, diseased
- Eg er vorten sjuk.
- I've become ill.
- Eg er vorten sjuk.
- (informal) crazy (unexpected, surprising)
- Det var heilt sjukt!
- It was completely crazy!
- Det er det sjukaste eg har sett.
- It's the craziest thing I've seen.
- Det var heilt sjukt!
- sick, depraved
- Du er ein sjuk person.
- You are a sick person.
Derived terms
References
- “sjuk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish siūker, from Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sjuk (comparative sjukare, superlative sjukast)
- sick, ill (having a disease)
- (colloquial) sick, disturbed, mentally unstable
- sick (in bad taste)
- Ett sjukt skämt.
- A sick joke.
- Ett sjukt skämt.
Declension
Inflection of sjuk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | sjuk | sjukare | sjukast |
Neuter singular | sjukt | sjukare | sjukast |
Plural | sjuka | sjukare | sjukast |
Masculine plural3 | sjuke | sjukare | sjukast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | sjuke | sjukare | sjukaste |
All | sjuka | sjukare | sjukaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
See also
Categories:
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