vakker

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vakr, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᚲᚱᚨᛉ (wakraʀ), from Proto-Germanic *wakraz (“awake; watchful, alert”). cognate with Old English wacor.

Adjective

vakker (neuter vakkert, plural and definite singular attributive vakre)

1. (archaic or poetic) beautiful

Inflection

Inflection of vakker

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	vakker	vakrere	vakrest2
indefinite neuter singular	vakkert	vakrere	vakrest2
plural	vakre	vakrere	vakrest2
definite attributive1	vakre	vakrere	vakreste

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

• smuk, fager, væn

Further reading

• “vakker” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “vakker” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vakr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [¹ʋɑkːəɾ]

Adjective

vakker (neuter singular vakkert, definite singular and plural vakre, comparative vakrere, indefinite superlative vakrest, definite superlative vakreste)

1. beautiful
2. sweet (having a pleasant sound)

References

• “vakker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vakr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑkːɛr/

Adjective

vakker (neuter singular vakkert, definite singular and plural vakre, comparative vakrare, indefinite superlative vakrast, definite superlative vakraste)

1. beautiful

References

• “vakker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.