stendød
Danish
Etymology
sten- (“quite, very”) + død (“dead”)
Pronunciation
Adjective
stendød
- (informal) stone dead (unquestionably dead)
Inflection
Inflection of stendød | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | stendød | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | stendødt | — | —2 |
Plural | stendøde | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | stendøde | — | — |
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. |
Synonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From sten (“stone”) + død (“dead”).
Adjective
stendød (neuter stendødt, definite and plural stendøde)
- (informal) stone dead (unquestionably dead)
Usage notes
This spelling may be used in Riksmål, based on Danish (see the Danish entry above). The official Bokmål and Nynorsk spellings are steindød and steindaud. Stendød would certainly not be used in Nynorsk.